The magnificent range of Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Cynthia bawls, Hortense holds herself together, at first over the phone and then in person. The camera holds mother and daughter in a long shot outside
The Piano Teacher and The Limits of Desire
Romy keeps fantasising about Samuel, and it’s implied that BDSM now plays some role in her marriage. But, as in many erotic films, the threat
I’ve Seen All I Need To See review – grief in a…
Memory flickers like an old television left on too late. Images blur, and voices get lost under the crackle of static. Zeshaan Younus’ I’ve Seen All
Hey Nostradamus: Conner O’Malley’s American Dream
O’Malley’s videos feature the wild plot twists and whiplash juxtapositions of a short-attention-span culture; watching them can be as abrasive as sitting next to a person on
Rose of Nevada | Mother Mary | Vox Lux (2018)
On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss Mark Jenkin’s Rose Of Nevada and David Lowery’s Mother Mary. For Film Club, we revisit Brady Corbet’s
Michael review – legacy management 101
Forget all the bad stuff you ever knew about Michael Jackson. Wipe it from your mind. If you happen to be thinking back to the
Departures review – the turbulent journey of…
Like boarding a flight for somewhere promising, only to be met with an emergency landing, Departures never quite reaches the emotional depth it sets out for. This
Diamanti review – a joyful meta-melodrama…
“Do you have any idea of what you will do with this vaginodrome?” A film director is surrounded by at least 20 female actors in his
The Wizard of the Kremlin review – ludicrous and…
If an almost-three-hour is-it-spoof-is-it-not directed by a French auteur starring Jude Law as Vladimir Putin sounds a bit odd, just wait until you see it. Adapted from
The Stranger review – filmed like a laconic,…
A confession: I am really not a fan of the French filmmaker Franoçois Ozon. He seems like a lovely chap. Literate, passionate, with a major crush on the films