The Dead Screen as a Mirror: Metacinema and the…
There is something distinctly meta about the films of the Trans New Wave, but not in the way we usually mean when referring to a film
The Dog Stars review – sickly sweet Americana…
A wave of what is known uninspiringly as “hopecore” is sweeping through theatres. At surface level these films inspire hope, turning often apocalyptic worlds on
What can we learn from cinema’s Little Odysseys?
On screen, the alienation of these small leads is the root of this moral challenge, and Theodoros Angelopoulos’ Landscape in The Mist visualises this with brutal grit.
Northbound – first-look review | Little White Lies
A rogue elder, an uptight junior, the open road and a moral life lesson idling at the finish line – it’s a familiar handful of ingredients, and Northbound
Coyote vs Acme review – one must imagine Wile E…
Even if the plot of Coyote vs Acme didn’t feel like an uncanny reflection of its own making, it would be hard not to mention
Meet the Festival Director: Edinburgh…
Recently, I went to see Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey in beautiful 70 mm at the Filmhouse here in Edinburgh. I was completely blown away by its scale, ambition and
Lady review – a gloriously deranged mockumentary
It’s been ten years since Sian Clifford first graced our screens as Claire in Fleabag, and Lady reminds us exactly why we fell for her
One Night Only review – smash your parts…
“The sexual act, successfully performed, was rebellion,” wrote George Orwell, envisioning the dystopian kibosh put on human spirit by the jackbooted state in Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Love Me Tender review – quietly devastating…
Some films ask to be watched; Love Me Tender asks to be felt. Anna Cazenave Cambet’s quietly devastating adaptation of Constance Debré’s 2020 novel unfolds like
Spider-Man: Brand New Day review – slavish fan…
Will Tom Holland, who we just saw struggling to live up to his father’s legacy in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, ever grow up? From his big break