Dumb Money
Dumb Money doesn’t go ‘to the moon’ If I had a nickel for every time in the last five years that Paul Dano played a forum user who, through charisma…
I am Become Barbie Girl, Destroyer of Barbie Worlds: Is Barbenheimer here to save cinema as we know it?
Since the dawn of time, mankind’s entire existence has been founded on constantly asking oneself questions: What is my purpose? What was I made for? Did I leave the stove on? Until 21 July…
El Conde Review: Pablo Larrain revisits Pinochet – this time with vampires
Jaime Vadell stands between Dracula and Lear as vampire-turned-dictator Augusto Pinochet. In 2012, Chilean director Pablo Larrain achieved international fame with his political drama No, a documentary-style look at the 1988 advertisement campaign that deposed dictator Augusto Pinochet. Now, ten years later, Larrain returns…
Review: Passages
It is a rare achievement to convey the weight and complexities of intimacy (emotional and sexual) with both grace and honesty; one which Ira Sachs’ most recent endeavour, Passages, attains with…
Questionable Aesthetics – Should we confine the poof for the truth?
As a fanatic, opinions over actors’ costumes become customary. However, there’s one opinion that burrows underneath lengths of taffeta – this matter of opinion is historical accuracy. It’s the fact stopping Thomas Shelby from wearing…
Review: Saint Omer
CW: Infanticide Saint Omer is a film directed by Alice Diop about the trial of a young mother who is accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter. We follow Rama (Kayije…
Review: Oppenheimer
Why Nolan’s latest work is his best, and why it accentuates his limitations. The press junkets for a film of Oppenheimer’s scale are long and often gruelling. The actors travel all…
Review: Scrapper
The British film industry has found its latest trend: writer/directors named Charlotte whose debut features centre on father-daughter relationships and balance their deeper heartache with the wonder of childhood. Charlotte…