by Chris Connor 2018 Oscars represented one of the strongest fields of the 2010s. While much has been made of the progress made by the 2021 crop of Oscar nominations, let us not forget that there was much dismay at … Continue reading How the 2018 represented the best of 2010s cinema
By Emily Murray Very few films have impacted on me in the way Emerald Fennell’s masterful directorial debut Promising Young Woman did. Since I first saw the candy-coated devastating portrait of grief a couple of months ago, I haven’t been … Continue reading Promising Young Woman – Review
by Chris Connor Francis Lee’s 2017 God’s Own Country has won him plaudits the world over, opening up the Yorkshire landscape for a flood of tourists and ensuring he is a director to be reckoned with. His latest film is … Continue reading Ammonite – Review
by Anton Bitel Broadcast Signal Intrusion opens with a video recording that resolves into a dream. A woman runs happily through a field, and a man pursues her with a camera. Then she stops, swaying in the mist, her face … Continue reading Broadcast Signal Intrusion – SXSW 2021 Review
by Alistair Ryder On paper, Stray looks like nothing more than the canine lover’s much needed answer to the 2016 film Kedi. That surprise documentary smash followed some of the cats who roam the streets of Istanbul, speaking with the … Continue reading Stray – Review
by Cheyenne Bunsie We don’t want Zoom films. Already a year into staring dead-eyed into the camera and letting the fifth ‘100% necessary’ meeting of the day wash over us. We know that having our camera on is about being … Continue reading Language Lessons – SXSW 2021 Review
