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Richard Mowe

Richard is an arts, film and features journalist, attends festivals around the world including Berlin, Cannes, Karlovy Vary, Deauville, Locarno, London, Venice and Taormina. His passion for cinema ran away with him when he helped to create two Film Festivals, now 20 years old, and devoted to French-Francophone cinema and Italian cinema at different locations around the UK in November and April respectively.

He is a director of boutique UK film distributors CinéFile and ran the Lumière cinema in Edinburgh over a number of years. He is a member of the National Union of Journalists, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, FIPRESCI the international federation of film critics, the Critics’ Circle, and the Guild of Regional Film Journalists.

We have 227 reviews by Richard Mowe in the database: read them here

Latest Film Reviews

Bird
12-year-old Bailey lives with her single dad Bug and brother Hunter in a squat in North Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time for his kids and Bailey who is approaching puberty seeks attention and adventure elsewhere.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Prequel about the young Furiosa, who is snatched by a bike gang.
The Second Act
Film within a film sees actors squabble at a roadside pub.
Red Rooms
A woman becomes obsessed with the trial of a murderer.
The Edge Of The Blade
Paris, 1887. Duels have been officially outlawed but are still regular practice. This historical drama is set against that backdrop.
Bleeding Love
After overdosing on benzodiazepines and opioids, a young woman is picked up from the hospital by her father and the two embark on a road trip together. He was absent during most of her childhood due to addiction. In a last ditch effort to save her, he attempts to convince her to get sober.
Firebrand
A dramatisation of the marriage between King Henry VIII of England and Catherine Parr.
Asteroid City
The itinerary of a Junior Stargazer convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
Club Zero
A teacher takes a job at an elite school and forms a strong bond with five students - a relationship which eventually takes a dangerous turn.
Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry
The story of a 40something in a dead-end town who discovers love for the first time.

Features

Furiosa director George Miller on the joys of technology, creating legends and eternal curiosity
16 May 2024
Furiosa director on the joys of technology, creating legends and eternal curiosity
Léa Seydoux: From the beginning I worked with people who respected me - more or less
15 May 2024
'From the beginning I worked with people who respected me - more or less'
Nicole Garcia on Disney+ series
03 Mar 2024
When real-life imitates art in new Disney+ series Everything Is Fine
Robin Campillo trounces childhood demons and colonisation on an island in the sun
27 Feb 2024
Red Island director trounces childhood demons and colonisation in the sun
Director of The Taste of Things on Binoche, Magimel and the row around the Oscars
14 Feb 2024
Director of The Taste of Things on Binoche, Magimel and an Oscar polemic

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News Stories

Meryl crowned Queen of the Croisette
14 May 2024
Honorary Palme for Hollywood royalty as Cannes crowds and first nighters go wild for Streep
Gerwig living the dream in Cannes
14 May 2024
#MeToo, strikes, sitting in judgment and Donald Trump.. Barbie director and her jury take stock of the task head
Cannes femmes in the eye of the storm
14 May 2024
Riviera #MeToo clouds gather as festival launches with Streep, Gerwig and Arnold to the fore
Actress on Cannes #MeToo barricades
07 May 2024
Judith Godrèche's short film highlights victims of industry insider sexual abuse
Omar Sy, Lily Gladstone and Eva Green join Gerwig’s jury
29 Apr 2024
22 titles in contention for Cannes Palme d’Or and other prizes

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Galleries

First images of The House That Jack Built
27 Apr 2018
Cannes 2024 - opening night
14 May 2024
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