Gangs of London - Season 1
Much like the towers that dominate London’s skyline, director Gareth Evans’ gangland epic Gangs of London reaches dizzying heights
A Guide to Second Date Sex
A Guide to Second Date Sex feels like the result of everyone putting in the most minimal amount of effort and dedication in creating a solid feature
RED BEARD: An Opportunity for Akira Kurosawa to Teach Cinema
Jakub Flasz takes a look at Akira Kurosawa’s Red Beard as the directors outlet to teach cinema
Dangerous Lies
Dangerous Lies has enough twists and turns to keep most viewers engaged throughout its runtime
BERLINALE 2020 - The American Sector
The American Sector is the kind of cinema that can, in a way, delay the unstoppable, hopefully in the form of insightful, empathetic memory instead of a Thanksgiving punchline
The Assistant
Kitty Green's The Assistant could not have arrived at a more integral and vital time
Space Dogs
For both dog lovers and those interested in the space race, Space Dogs is a must-watch
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