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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 238 reviews by Richard Mowe in the database: read them here

Latest Film Reviews

A Sudden Glimpse To Deeper Things
Consideration of the painter Wilhelmina Barns-Graham.

Àma Gloria
Six-year-old Cléo loves her nanny Gloria more than anything. When Gloria must return to Cape Verde to care for her own children, the two must make the most of their last summer together.

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
An epic spanning the Civil War from 1861 to 1865.

The Shameless
Love story between two women who face a struggle against a patriarchal society.

The Marching Band
A conductor discovers he was adopted and has a younger sibling.

This Life Of Mine
A woman travels to Scotland in a bid to reinvigorate her life.

Rumours
World leaders become stranded in the woods during a G7 summit.

Dog On Trial
A young lawyer tries to save a dog from capital punishment.

Emilia Perez
A lawyer gets an offer to help a cartel boss start a new life.

Kinds Of Kindness
A triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.

Features

Cousins discovers a kindred spirit in Barns-Graham
06 Jul 2024

Filmmaker on his Barns-Graham art doc in Karlovy Vary

Casting agent Francine Maisler reveals her secrets - from The Bikeriders to Succession
03 Jul 2024

Casting agent Francine Maisler reveals her secrets - from The Bikeriders to Succession

Soderbergh reflects on Spielberg, Kafka and 'retirement'
02 Jul 2024

Karlovy Vary guest reflects on Spielberg, Kafka and 'retirement'

Nicole Holofcener on working with Gandolfini, Allen and Aniston, the first Sex And The City and the threat of AI
01 Jul 2024

Nicole Holofcener on Gandolfini, Allen and Aniston, Sex And The City and the threat of AI

The Dead Don’t Hurt star Viggo Mortensen on his convictions and shunning the limelight
29 Jun 2024

The Dead Don’t Hurt star on his convictions and shunning the limelight

News Stories

Cousins scoops top prize at Karlovy Vary
06 Jul 2024

Honour for portrait of the artist 'Willie' Barns-Graham at Czech festival

Cousins and Swinton take a bow at Karlovy Vary
01 Jun 2024

World premiere of documentary about pioneering woman artist

Shaking Sean Baker lifts the Palme d’Or
25 May 2024

Sex work comedy Anora triumphs in Cannes with rewards for India, Iran and Mexican drug cartel musical

Black Dog pounces on Un Certain Regard top accolade
25 May 2024

Jury prize and acting award for asylum-seeker tale The Story of Souleymane

Top Cannes award for 'daring' This Life Of Mine
24 May 2024

Kodi from Dog On Trial scoops the canine gong as first prizes announced

Galleries

First images of The House That Jack Built
27 Apr 2018

Cannes 2024 - opening night
14 May 2024

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