State Funeral
Sergey Loznitsa's State Funeral is a breath-taking insight into the unknown, yet enigmatic nation of the U.S.S.R.
La Gomera (The Whistlers)
Corneliu Porumboiu's The Whistlers is, for the most part, a decent attempt at representing the crime genre through a gripping and distinctive palette
SCANDAL: Akira Kurosawa's Critique of Sensationalist Press Within the Age of Fake New
Jakub Flasz takes a look at the critique of the sensationalist press in Scandal and its comparisons to present-day exploitation of fake news.
The Enduring Legacy of The Lady Vanishes
Exactly forty years ago, the world of film suffered a tragic loss when Sir Alfred Hitchcock left this mortal coil. Jakub Flasz takes a look at one of the influential directors more underseen work in The Lady Vanishes
KAGEMUSHA: Akira Kurosawa's re-evaluation of the Samurai genre and its influence on Star Wars
Alexander Holmes takes a look at the deconstruction and revaluation of lore and tropes in Akira Kurosawa's Kagemusha and its influence on Star Wars
Un divan à Tunis (Arab Blues)
Manele Labidi's Arab Blues is a wonderfully crafted comedy with a terrific balance of heart and dramatic nature
BFI FLARE 2020 - Pxssy Palace
There's no doubt the club Pxssy Palace does great work and, if the film grows a strong community around it, Pxssy Palace will succeed in at least bringing awareness of its cause
Better Call Saul - S5E8: Bagman
LuxFilmFest - Norie
Yuki Kawamura's documentary Norie is a heartfelt and emotionally engulfing feature that follows the arc of grief and celebration of life in its traumatic intertwined paradox
The Clone Wars - S7E10: The Phantom Apprentice
From the outset of The Phantom Apprentice, it is made immediately clear through an eerie lack of opening music that this is going to get dark – and dark it does get
Zan (Killing)
Tsukamoto’s impressive feature is a slow, but inevitable climatic internal duel of the morals
BERLINALE 2020 - Golda Maria
Golda Maria is an emotionally breath-taking and captivating documentary that details the horrors of the Holocaust honestly and devastatingly
Extraction
It feels as though Netflix have nailed the exact type of film they should be investing in with Extraction
Summer Knight
Summer Knight is seemingly a quintessential coming-of-age story that is steeped deeply in romantic nostalgia
BERLINALE 2020 - Petite fille (Little Girl)
From its first until its last frame, Petite fille (Little Girl) is a captivating albeit soul-destroying feature with a considerable amount of gravitas and weight
Better Call Saul - S5E7: JMM
Everyone tries to regain control as the fifth season of Better Call Saul continues its hot streak of tragicomic brilliance
I LIVE IN FEAR: The Universally Shared Fear and Tension of Atomic Destruction
Carson Timar explores the fear and tension of inevitable war and destruction in the Akira Kurosawa directed and Toshiro Mifune starring I live In Fear
IFFR 2020 - A Girl Missing
Kôji Fukada's Yokogao (A Girl Missing) is a slow, stoic and strenuously foreboding tale of mental fatigue and media scrutinization
SXSW 2020 - We Are As Gods
Jason Sussberg and David Alvarado’s documentary We Are As Gods is an impressive and varied biography of writer and controversial environmentalist Stewart Brand
The Willoughbys
The Willoughbys is undoubtedly a missed opportunity, but it is one that evokes a modest attempt at crafting a film with love and care