The Uncut Gems Podcast - Episode 03: Convoy
On this episode of The Uncut Gems Podcast we discuss Sam Peckinpah’s Convoy, a mix of action comedy and post-western nostalgia with a counterculture bite.
IFFR 2021 - Dear Comrades!
It is the little details Konchalovsky adds that pay dividends in the end
The Little Things
The Little Things is a flawed experience
Following the Awards Season 2020-2021: Golden Globe and SAG Nominations
In his latest piece, Carson Timar checks in with the Awards race and unpacks the recent Golden Globe and SAG nominations.
WandaVision - S1E5: On a Very Special Episode...
The dual narrative is a welcome relief, but also shines a crack on the increasingly detrimental sitcom format
IFFR 2021 - Mitra
While it may not have the most consistent pacing or narrative, there is enough within Mitra thematically to make for a thoroughly rewarding experience
IFFR 2021 - Gritt
Gritt is a rewarding experience on the whole
Christopher Plummer (1929-2021)
To mark Christopher Plummer’s passing., Rory Marsh tips his hat to the acting legend and sums up his stellar career.
ClapperCast - Episode 37: Golden Globe Nominations, Malcolm & Marie, & Earwig and the Witch
On this week of ClapperCast, the team gives their thoughts on Sam Levinson's Malcolm & Marie, Studio Ghibli's Earwig and the Witch, and the 2021 Golden Globe Nominations!
IFFR 2021 - Riders of Justice
Riders of Justice combines themes and performances that grapple with grief exceptionally well
IFFR 2021 - Lone Wolf
Whatever Lone Wolf is attempting to convey, it doesn’t really get it across
IFFR 2021 - Friends and Strangers
Friends and Strangers pleads for sympathy as its restless leading characters find themselves with time to kill in contemporary Australia
IFFR 2021 - Aristocrats
At its core, though, Aristocrats does little to convey its message of class warfare
IFFR 2021 - Shorta
Engrossing due to its themes, Shorta engages with a variety of modern-day messages
Taiwan’s non-linear time in Hou Hsiao-hsien’s THREE TIMES
In his latest essay, Martin Velev examines the subtle fabric of temporality in Hou Hsiao-hsien’s Three Times.
The Dig
The Dig remains a compelling piece of cinema because it wonderfully encompasses the fleetingness of morality
Saint Maud
Saint Maud proves to be one of the best modern art-house horror films of the decade
Supernova
Supernova is a tender romance
ZERO DARK THIRTY: An Exploration of Violence
In his latest essay Rory Marsh takes a look at the role of violence in Zero Dark Thirty
Palmer
Palmer has enough emotion, enough drama and enough warmth to keep this movie from feeling too weighty