Where to Start with Bong Joon-ho

Where to Start with Bong Joon-ho

Director Bong Joon-ho made history at the Oscars as the first filmmaker to win Best Picture with a film outside of the English language. Discover where to start with this modern auteur’s filmography in this guide.

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Exploring the Great Empathy Machine – Grief and the Healing Powers of Cinema

Exploring the Great Empathy Machine – Grief and the Healing Powers of Cinema

How a cinema trip to see a dinosaur movie unravelled the grief surrounding a loved one’s death for Joseph Wade. This is the fourth edition of his blog series.

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2021 Oscars Best Picture Nominees Ranked

2021 Oscars Best Picture Nominees Ranked

All 8 movies nominated for Best Picture at the 2021 Oscars ranked from worst to best. The likes of ‘Nomadland’, ‘Promising Young Woman’ and ‘Mank’ head-to-head.

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Lawrence Michael Levine Interview – “I Will Always Make Small, Intimate Films”

Lawrence Michael Levine Interview – “I Will Always Make Small, Intimate Films”

Lawrence Michael Levine tells The Film Magazine about searching deep within himself to find ‘Black Bear’ (2020), scripting naturalistic dialogue and why he’ll always make small films.

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DC’s Lightest Movie, Shazam!, Also Contains Its Darkest Moment

DC’s Lightest Movie, Shazam!, Also Contains Its Darkest Moment

In the light-hearted family movie Shazam!, that subverted the tone of the earlier DCEU, David F. Sandberg finds space for a heartbreaking character moment. Article by Rob Gifford.

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Netflix’s Business Model Doesn’t Allow for Long-Term Film Success

Netflix’s Business Model Doesn’t Allow for Long-Term Film Success

Netflix Original movies seem to disappear just as soon as they’ve appeared, and with a new film set to be released during every week of 2021, it’s an issue filmmakers should take notice of. Essay by Luke Hinton.

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Arrival and the Language of Cinema

Arrival and the Language of Cinema

In his 2016 science fiction film ‘Arrival’, director Denis Villeneuve expertly uses the power of cinematic language to take us on a mind bending journey of love, loss, and the inevitability of time. Essay by Margaret Roarty.

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Richard Jenkins: 3 Career-Defining Performances

Richard Jenkins: 3 Career-Defining Performances

Of all the character actors working today, perhaps no one else brings such low-key class to his films as Richard Jenkins. Here are his 3 career-defining performances. Article by Scott Z Walkinshaw.

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