RASHOMON: A Tragic Victim Of Its Own Genius
In the concluding essay in CLAPPER’s Akira Kurosawa Retrospective series, Jakub Flasz looks at the genius behind Rashomon
Blood Machines
Seth Ickerman's Blood Machines is a vibrant and vivid exploration of science fiction in an illustrious visual bravado reminiscent of 1980s direct-to-video cinema
DODES'KA-DEN: The History and Allegories that led to the Creation of Akira Kurosawa's most pessimistic film
Sumer Singh takes a look at the bleak history that led to Akira Kurosawa's most pessimistic and personal feature Dodes'ka-den
Federico Zampaglione reveals second lockdown horror short BIANCA: PHASE 2.
Italian musician and film director Federico Zampaglione has followed up on his well-received short movie BIANCA, with an even more horrific study of Italy under lockdown - BIANCA: PHASE 2
Visions du Réel 2020 - We Are Russia
A competent and tactile piece of political activism intended to give the audience a taste of what it is really like to live in a country chipping away at fundamental freedoms and rights of her citizens with reckless abandon
Woo Min-ho: "LEE Byung-hun's meticulous yet abundant acting had a sense of stillness that developed tension, just like a bomb that can explode anytime"
Woo Min-ho talks to Jak-Luke Sharp about Korean politics, the tremendous talent of LEE Byung-hun, adapting history, and his latest feature The Man Standing Next
Nicholas Ashe Bateman: "The only real piece of advice that I imagine I can have for anyone is to continue and continue at all costs"
Nicholas Ashe Bateman talks to Diego Andaluz about his Emily Bronte influence, working with producer Shane Carruth, future projects, and his directorial debut The Wanting Mare
CHATTANOOGA 2020 FILM FESTIVAL - The Wanting Mare
The Wanting Mare is an ambitious original era-spanning tale about a mother and daughter who share a deeper connection between themselves and their lineage
THE WANTING MARE: Tone and Colour in Service of Anti-Fantasy
Jakub Flasz in his latest essay explores tone and colour in Nicholas Ashe Bateman’s The Wanting Mare
New Trailer for Quibi's Kirby Jenner
KIRBY JENNER will premiere on Quibi this Sunday, May 24
Keola Racela: "Does the devil ever really go out of style?"
Director Keola Racela talks to CLAPPER about the 1990s, exploding testicles, faith and the devil in his latest feature Porno
SXSW 2020 - Killer Instinct (Tone Deaf)
Killer Instinct is certainly an enjoyable genre piece, even if what starts out as something more interesting eventually turns into a fairly generic OTT slasher
SXSW 2020 - Porno
Porno excels as a piece of genre cinema in its originality and subversion of familiar tropes
David Amito and Michael Laicini: "We figured, if this was something that got us going hopefully there are others out there who’d feel the same way about it"
Directing duo David Amito and Michael Laicini talk to CLAPPER about 1970s cinema, Horror, audience reception and if Antrum really is the deadliest film ever made
Antrum
Antrum is a thematically eerie and uncomfortable viewing, which excels in tormenting the audience with delightful consequence
NOTTING HILL: The seminal romantic comedy of the 1990s
Rory Marsh explores and investigates Notting Hill as the seminal defining romantic comedy of the 1990s
BERLINALE 2020 - Victoria
On paper, the combination of ideas in Victoria should be a win for both the filmmaker and the audience, but in execution, these elements refute each other's effects
Bacurau
Bacurau does take its time to reveal its hand due to its unfocused first act, ultimately, it provides its promise and morphs into an unexpectedly shocking and thrilling head trip
Selah and the Spades
Selah and the Spades remains squandered potential, remaining just as distant as its lead character
Visions du Réel 2020 - El Father Plays Himself
Mo Scarpelli’s El Father Plays Himself is an unfiltered and profound look into a father-son relationship that gets flipped on its head