Reviews December 2023/January 2024

12/12/2023 | Reform

The cycle of life

SamsaraDirected by Lois PatiñoCertificate U, 113 minutesReleased 26 January

Broadly speaking, this film is in three parts. The first takes place in Laos, in east Asia, where the predominant religion is Buddhism. The second is the … Read More

Reviews November 2023

30/10/2023 | Reform

The way of lawlessness

Killers of the Flower MoonDirected by Martin ScorseseCertificate 15, 206 minutesReleased 20 October

This film is adapted from David Grann’s book of the same name about the real life Osage Indian Murders of the 1920s. Demobbed … Read More

Reviews October 2023

26/09/2023 | Reform

On the front line

20 Days in MariupolDirected by Mstyslav ChernovCertificate 18, 94 minutesReleased 6 October

Some films are incredibly tough to watch, yet you know you need to watch them. This documentary is one of those. The experience of … Read More

Art in Focus – October 2023

26/09/2023 | Reform

Threads through Creation exhibitionPanel 6: Water & Sky – splash with colourJacqui Parkinson, 2023

When twelve members from our local church visited Ely Cathedral for a prayer and study day based around a textile exhibition, they were not prepared for … Read More

Reviews September 2023

29/08/2023 | Reform

A desire for justice

Bobi Wine: The people’s presidentDirected by Moses Bwayo, Christopher SharpCertificate 12A, 121 minutesReleased 1 September

At the start of this remarkable documentary about Uganda, a small group of people engage in impromptu Christian prayer in a … Read More

Reviews July/August 2023

26/06/2023 | Reform

Language for the deaf

Name Me LawandDirected by Edward LovelaceCertificate PG, 91 minutesReleased 7 July

Lawand, a young Iraqi boy, has been written off. He is different, he apparently doesn’t want to communicate with others. No one in his home … Read More