All articles by David Kempler

This French film tells the story of a woman who is forced to live at a frenetic pace in order to survive. It exhausted me as much as it did her.

This Bollywood crime drama is based on the true story of a woman who became a hero in India.

Harrowing tale of a young woman dealing with a history of physical and mental abuse.

In Belfast a unique way of dealing with children in school seems brilliant, but does it work?

Neil Labute’s latest is great fun until it inexplicably takes a cheap way out at the end.

A tribe in the Amazon is at risk of genocide that is heartily endorsed by the Brazilian President. Can they survive?

It’s the near future and things are bizarre and we’re not sure what’s going on in this thoroughly original film. I loved it.

This otherwise eminently forgettable film contains what might be the beginning of a fine career by a newcomer.

This Bolivian entry in the 2022 Tribeca Film Fest has a secondary plot that works, but its prime plot drags throughout the film.

This artistically pleasing bio-doc tells the story of a director who refused to be controlled by the restraints of Hollywood.