IFFR 2021 - Sexual Drive
Sexual Drive has a lack of substance to it
IFFR 2021 - The North Wind
Dramas can only be as engaging and interesting as the leading characters, and here they’re as bored and creaky as the derelict, busy house they operate from
IFFR 2021 - Suzanna Andler
Lukewarm and disconnected from its audience, Suzanna Andler struggles to convey any flourish of artistic enlightenment
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