All articles by Caspar Salmon
Mother and Son: a deceptively simple, finely written immigrant drama
Léonor Serraille’s loose, loving second feature follows an Ivorian immigrant mother and her sons over the course of two decades as they endeavour to make a life for themselves in France.
By Caspar Salmon
Godland finds nothing but beauty on a young priest’s mission to the far side of Iceland
By Caspar Salmon
Succession returns for a third season with another spectacular Roy family feud
By Caspar Salmon
Întregalde drags bickering charity workers kicking and screaming through the mud
By Caspar Salmon
Ahed’s Knee bristles with a filmmaker’s fury against Israeli censorship
By Caspar Salmon
What should have won the 2019 Cannes Palme d’Or?
By Isabel Stevens, Nick James and others
Oleg is a shrewd, funny, bracing account of an immigrant worker’s life
By Caspar Salmon
Young Ahmed review: the Dardennes ponder the riddle of radicalisation
By Caspar Salmon
Beanpole first look: life, and beauty, persist after the siege of Leningrad
By Caspar Salmon
A Violent Desire for Joy first look: a monk embraces the French revolutionary spirit
By Caspar Salmon
120 Beats per Minute (BPM) review: queer lives honoured
By Caspar Salmon
When did French comedies become so reactionary?
By Caspar Salmon