Oliver Johnston

PUBLISHED ARTICLES
  • Berlinale
    Berlin Film Festival 2017: Ten films to look out for

    To see a group of eager people waiting in line is hardly a rare sight...

  • Film festivals
    Plac Zabaw (Playground)

    It can be difficult to be shocked by the violence in films these...

  • Film festivals
    Callback

    The list of actors for whom English is a second language and yet who can...

  • Film festivals
    Le Concours (The Graduation)

    Le Concours (The Graduation) sets out to show the inner...

  • Film festivals
    Shavua Ve Yom (One Week and a Day)

    It would be strangely disappointing if Shavua Ve Yom (One...

  • Film festivals
    Lake Bodom

    The gloomily peaceful shores of Lake Bodom, close to Helsinki, were once the...

  • Movie
    Maggie’s Plan

    The previous films of director Rebecca Miller have been sharp and unapologetically indulgent,...

  • Film festivals
    L’Hermine (Courted)

    While he has never achieved international recognition at the same...

  • Movie
    Victoria

    The single-shot film, where the entire running length is comprised of one continuous take, is still...

  • Movie
    Secret in Their Eyes

    When watching an English language remake of a foreign language film, it can be nearly...