The Odyssey review – a magnificent feat of…
With regards to the dialogue and American/British accents used in place of more accurate speech – Emily Wilson, whose translation of ‘The Odyssey‘ was Nolan and
John Waters: ’I’ve always been a les bro‘
Do you remember sending the cast, maybe it was just Ricki Lake, but you sent them a VHS tape demonstrating some of the Hairspray dances, the
Summertime Solitude: The Green Ray at 40
“It will be ‘green,’ but a most wonderful green, a green which no artist could ever obtain on his palette, a green which neither the varied tints of
Shoot The People review – a powerful tribute to…
To “shoot the people“ means not only to capture them, but to bear witness, and to use the camera as a weapon of testimony. Such is
Rosebush Pruning review – a dark-hearted,…
Forget roses – we need to talk about violets of the shrinking variety, especially in reference to those who caught Karim Aïnouz’s Rosebush Pruning when
Birds of War review – boundary-breaking love story
What does it look like to build a life with someone you’ve never actually been in the same room as? Birds of War defies the typical screen
Radical Film School and the Political Cinema of…
As a Palestinian filmmaker, Farouky has first-handedly experienced the fickle franchising of radical aesthetics from national platforms. He has previously been invited to screen his work
Making A Splash: Remembering Hockney Onscreen
It seems oddly fitting that David Hockney’s death should coincide with a heatwave. After all, nobody can evoke the languorous feeling of summer quite like the
Supergirl review – a mid-field superhero affair
For generations, Superman has been the poster boy of polished, all-American heroism. He meets his antithesis in Craig Gillespie’s Supergirl, a hungover, hot-headed vagabond carring enough
Nino review – fails to pull its punches
While at the GP collecting some routine test results, Nino (Théodore Pellerin) is suddenly asked if he has his cancer-care routine sorted. He’s shocked, as