Nick Roddick
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‘Offers more hope than any other British film of the 1980s so far’: Local Hero reviewed in 1983
As Local Hero returns to cinemas for its 40th anniversary, we revisit our review of Bill Forsyth’s Ealing-esque comedy from our Spring 1983 issue.
By Nick Roddick
‘Offers more hope than any other British film of the 1980s so far’: Local Hero reviewed in 1983
Polls
The best film books, by 51 critics
By Geoff Andrew, Michael Atkinson and others
Features
Lucian Pintilie obituary: Romania’s tragic farceur without strings
By Nick Roddick
News
Cannes ups its game: the 2018 programme isn’t resting on any laurels
By Nick Roddick
News
Ken Loach’s Jimmy’s Hall review: still fighting the power
By Nick Roddick
News
Amour fou, Force majeure and White God: the best of Cannes 2014’s Un Certain Regard
By Nick Roddick
News
Character, action, morality: Fruitvale Station versus The Bling Ring
By Nick Roddick
News
Cannes 2012: Simple versus simple – After the Battle
By Nick Roddick
News
Romanian realism and its discontents: the Transilvania International Film Festival 2012
By Nick Roddick
Interviews
Controlling the story: Michael Winterbottom on fiction, observation and Trishna
By Nick Roddick
Features
Sky-diving for filmmakers: Romania’s Aristoteles Workshop
By Nick Roddick
News
Morelia 2013: Quentin Tarantino presents… Arturo de Córdova
By Nick Roddick