My Father’s Shadow (2025) review – Sope Dirisu is magnetic in this indelible, poetic homage to an absent father

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On March 5, 2026March 5, 2026 By ruthIn FlixChatter Reviews9 Comments

Ah, the wonderful world of cinema… it lets me vicariously explore places I've never been to. Just last week, with The President’s Cake, I found myself in Baghdad, Iraq, and this time, My Father's Shadow took me to Lagos, Nigeria, during the 1993 national election. The movie kicks off with two young brothers, 11-year-old …

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FlixChatter Review: Mothering Sunday (2022)

On April 12, 2022 By ruthIn FlixChatter Reviews10 Comments

As a fan of period dramas, especially those filled with an ensemble of British actors, Mothering Sunday seems to have everything going for it. Based on the novel by Graham Swift and adapted by Alice Birch, the film centers on Jane Fairchild, a maid at the Nivens household. Jane is given a day off by …

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