Film Review: Annihilation (2018)
byAnnihilationis a rarity – a film with action and intelligence, in equal measure. Alex Garland, who directed and adapted Jeff van der Meer’s novel,…
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Film Review: Columbus (2017)
by“I believe if there’s any kind of God it wouldn’t be in any of us, not you or me but just this little space…
Film Review: Mudbound (2017)
byMudbound is an intimate, sprawling epic. This might sound like a paradox – how can a film be both small and large scale, both…
Film Review: The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)
byWriter-director Noah Baumbach’s voice is distinctive in contemporary cinema. Depicting life with quirky humour, poignancy and a deep well of empathy for his often…
Article: The Contribution of Stephen King to Cinema
byWith his prolific resume of short stories, novellas and novels, Stephen King is living proof that you can have both quality and quantity as…
Film Review: I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)
byThe modern world has produced a peculiar form of contemporary malaise, one that has, despite more people and social media, appeared to lead to…
Film Review: Miss Stevens (2016)
bySome films generate startling insight and quiet impact from a restrained, organic build. Miss Stevens, directed by Julia Hart, is one of those films….
Film Review: Okja (2017)
bySouth Korean director Bong Joon-Ho is developing a reputation for making robust films which blend adventure and intellect with searing critiques of environmental mismanagement and…
Film Review: Tangerine (2015)
byTechnology has progressed so quickly that people can now starting shooting films on iPhones. Like Tangerine. But it is not just ‘a’ film, but…
Film Review: The End of the Tour (2015)
byIn 1996 Infinite Jest was released. A sprawling, postmodern epic, it is almost 1000 pages long and boasts 388 accompanying footnotes, and has become…