Astronaut, forest-keeper, cartoonist. Young Rakel has a whole lot of other plans than becoming a mother. She would rather party, get drunk or stoned instead of sitting hours on the toilet. But she can't ignore it. Is it her or the baby?
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It takes true skill to make a crowdpleaser out of such well-worn subject matter. Flikke more than delivers.| Read in full: Ninjababy film review We Love Cinema
On paper, some of this sounds irritatingly quirky, but it’s a film that really offers an honest look at a woman’s life, from clumsy sex to Rakel’s joggers that 57 washes ago might have held some shape.The Guardian
Kristine Kujath Thorp delivers a playful performance in a film that doesn’t skimp on the big questions of life.Little White Lies
There’s a bracing frankness to the film; Rakel is extremely likeable in her refusal to be conventionally likeable. For male comedy heroes this has been a staple since Charlie Chaplin, but Ninjababy joins such recent fare as Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag in carving out some gender parity.Sight and Sound
In his fourth feature film, writer-director Louis Garrel explores with wit and tenderness the risk and worth of second chances
A mountain trek intertwines with a road-building project, granting incisive, if underpowered, insight into a much underseen world
With none of the saving graces of Tetris, Air, or Barbie, this ambition-free look at the Beanie Baby craze is pure mediocrity
Celine Deveaux's French-Portuguese debut can be too quirky for its own good, but a fantastically written lead character keeps it afloat
From classics to cult favourites, our team highlight some of the best one-off screenings and re-releases showing this week in the capital
From classics to cult favourites, our team highlight some of the best one-off screenings and re-releases showing this week in the capital
With the year at the halfway point, our writers choose their favourite films, from daring documentaries to box office bombs
From classics to cult favourites, our team highlight some of the best one-off screenings and re-releases showing this week in the capital
