Ben Rolph

Ben is a film and television journalist, who is based out of London, United Kingdom. As the Senior film critic at DiscussingFilm, Ben regularly writes reviews, features, interviews and attends film festivals. Also, Ben runs the DiscussingFilm Critic Awards that have been running since 2019 and is a Tomatometer-approved critic.

‘Black Tea’ Review – Abderrahmane Sissako Returns with a Masterful Exploration of Cultural Identity | Berlinale 2024

Director Abderrahmane Sissako (the Oscar-nominated Timbuktu) returns after a 10-year hiatus with Black Tea, a sublime and meaningful exploration of… Read More

February 21, 2024

‘Hors du Temps (Suspended Time)’ Review – Olivier Assayas’ Truffaut-Inspired Film Reinvigorates the Lockdown Formula | Berlinale 2024

Olivier Assayas returns to cinema, after remaking Irma Vep with Alicia Vikander for Max, with a reflexive film about the… Read More

February 19, 2024

‘Sasquatch Sunset’ Review – Riley Keough Monkeys Around in Hilarious and Fascinating Gross-Out Comedy | Berlinale 2024

Without a doubt, Sasquatch Sunset is a one-of-a-kind film that will surprise audiences around the world. No one is prepared… Read More

February 19, 2024

‘Treasure’ Review: Stephen Fry Can’t Save This Poorly Scripted Journey into the Past | Berlinale 2024

There is something innately intriguing about the lives our ancestors led, many do ancestry searches and DNA tests but some… Read More

February 17, 2024

‘Cobweb’ Review: Song Kang-ho is Pitch-perfect in this Delirious Meta-Comedy | LFF

Writer-director Jim Jee-woon reteams with Parasite actor Song Kang-ho in this delirious, self-knowing satire on the filmmaking process. Cobweb asks… Read More

October 13, 2023

‘Only the River Flows’ Review: Wei Shujun’s Gritty Neo-Noir Grips with Old-Fashioned Storytelling | LFF

People are innately intrigued with murder mysteries and the reasonings behind such violent and heinous acts. It’s human nature to… Read More

October 6, 2023

‘Evil Does Not Exist’ Review: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi Delivers with a Simple and Authentic Slow Burner | Venice

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s latest has a peculiar backstory. It was originally intended to be paired with singer Ishibashi Eiko’s live performances… Read More

September 5, 2023

‘Aggro Dr1ft’ Review: Harmony Korine’s Latest is a Sexist, Crude Grand Theft Auto-style Knockoff | Venice

Harmony Korine’s Aggro Dr1ft is best described as a perverted Grand Theft Auto-style fantasy. It’s an experimental film to its… Read More

September 3, 2023

‘Poor Things’ Review: Emma Stone is Unhinged in This Raunchy Knockout from Yorgos Lanthimos | Venice

Yorgos Lanthimos is back with a whole new wonderful and wacky creation. Poor Things is a twisted and spellbinding coming-of-age… Read More

September 1, 2023

‘Asteroid City’ review: Wes Anderson’s homage to Steven Spielberg is among his most meta and most melancholic | Cannes

With an explosion of pastel colours, precise camera moves and a whimsical script, Asteroid City is Wes Anderson operating at… Read More

May 23, 2023

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