12 Hour Shift (2020) Review
’12 Hour Shift’, written and directed by Brea Grant, “embraces its trashier elements”, with its commitment to dark humour and excessive brutality being commendable. Rory Doherty reviews.
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Away (2019) Review
Gints Zilbalodis delivers a calming, sensory experience in his feature animation debut ‘Away’, a film without dialogue that draws comparisons to the work of Studio Ghibli. Tommy James reviews.
Read MoreAcross the Universe (2007) Review
50 years since The Beatles released their last album and subsequently split up for good, “audacious” 2007 tribute musical ‘Across the Universe’ continues to be relevant. Angel Lloyd reviews.
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Can Physical Media Survive in the Age of Streaming?
The fight between physical and digital media has reached a new level, leaving many to question whether there’s a future for physical media. Article by Luke Hinton.
Read MoreDune (1984) – What David Lynch Got Right
Much maligned by audiences, critics and even the director himself, David Lynch’s 1984 Hollywood adaptation of Frank Herbert’s iconic novel ‘Dune’ remains deserving of cult status. Louis B Scheuer explores why.
Read More‘In the Cut’ and How Marriage Can Kill You, Actually
How Jane Campion erotic thriller ‘In the Cut’ (2003) starring Meg Ryan subverted the expectations of the erotic thriller genre and has gone underappreciated for close to two decades. Article by Margaret Roarty.
Read MoreKissing the Devil’s Arse: Witch-Hunting in Eurocult Cinema, c.1968-1976
Funny Games and the Victimisation of the Audience
How Michael Haneke makes us as much the victims of his world-renowned horror film ‘Funny Games’ as he does his central characters. A feature essay by Jacob Heayes.
Read MoreNew Order (2020) BFI LFF Review
‘New Order’ (2020), from Mexican filmmaker Michel Franco, is “a daunting but very well crafted art-house thriller”. Naian González Norvind stars. Review by Jack Cameron.
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