WandaVision - S1E2: Don’t Touch That Dial
It is going to be hard to justify waiting a week between each installment if things don’t pick up
The Art of Silence in A FISTFUL OF DYNAMITE
In his latest piece, Oliver Swift examines Sergio Leone’s use of silence as a storytelling tool in A Fistful Of Dynamite.
WandaVision - S1E1: Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience
Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe begins here
Knuckledust
There’s a lot of ambition here in Knuckledust
Zappa
Zappa is an exceptional documentary detailing a pocket of influential time
ClapperCast - Episode 33: Wolfwalkers, The Prom & Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
On Episode 33 of ClapperCast, the team breaks down Wolfwalkers, The Prom, and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Blackbird
Blackbird does not soar as it should
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets simply has too much to offer, with none of it clicking together as it should
The Father
The Father is a brutal look at the effects of dementia, told in a superb manner structurally by Florian Zeller and helped to greatness by Anthony Hopkins
Promising Young Woman
On her debut feature, Emerald Fennell shows a terrific aesthetic touch
The Expanse - S05 E05: Down and Out
The Expanse maintains its consistently strong narrative progression in a table-setting hour.
Alaska Is a Drag
Alaska Is a Drag clearly has a good heart even if the craft isn’t quite there
Pieces of a Woman
Pieces of a Woman is a touching character study
Doctor Who - Revolution of the Daleks
An easy-going sci-fi adventure that certainly feels a notch above most of what has come in recent years
ClapperCast - Episode 32: 2021 in Film Preview
On Episode 32 of ClapperCast, the team previews the 2021 cinematic calendar and discuss what films they most look forward to seeing over the next year
Death to 2020
Death to 2020 is a feeble replacement for the usual end-of-year Charlie Brooker escapades
2020: The Year of a Much Needed Edit
In his editorial, CLAPPER’s Editor-In-Chief Jak-Luke Sharp uses The Godfather Coda as a platform to sum up 2020 and to look forth into the future.
The Croods: A New Age
The Croods: A New Age will do nothing to inspire or engage its audience
Sylvie’s Love
Eugene Ashe somehow manages to construct a movie that, despite its incessant familiarity, is immensely watchable
DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA: The American Experience of 2020
In his latest essay, Alexander Holmes deconstructs David Byrne’s American Utopia as a microcosm of the American experience in 2020.