The Secret of the Kells. Song of the Sea. The Breadwinner. There is no animation studios out there quite like Cartoon Saloon. For years, they have produced the most unique and stunning works for adults and children alike. They are the kind of company which will make you cry through animation alone. Then they sprinkle in an affecting story, a brilliant composition, and stirring voices. … Continue reading Wolfwalkers – Review
by Tom Percival Violent, unsettling, and strangely beautiful, Possessor is one of those special horror films that worms its way into your brain, possessing your thoughts for days after you’ve seen it. Set in a vague, undefined, near future, Possessor follows Tasya Vos (Andrea Riseborough) an assassin with a very particular set of skills. Using surgeries and a strange machine, Tasya can implant her consciousness … Continue reading Possessor – BFI London Film Festival Review
by Jordan King Following 2017’s poetic, docu-fiction hybrid The Rider, which saw real-life cowboy Brady Jandreay and his family star in a dramatisation of his own experiences following a near fatal head injury, director Chloé Zhao returns this year with Nomadland, another profound meditation on American life depicted through the unique lens of the ordinary folk who have lived it. Adapted from Jessica Bruder’s 2017 … Continue reading Nomadland – BFI London Film Festival Review
by Emily Murray Vampires. Hate them or love them, there is no denying the huge cultural impact they have had with the arts still continuing to explore the classically gothic myth centuries later. Which is exactly what director Jennifer Sheridan does in her disquietening feature debut Rose: A Love Story, which recently received its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival. A soft twist … Continue reading Rose: A Love Story – Review
Alcohol is very entrenched in a lot of cultures. Especially the UK. Our pubs have become a necessity and we treat it like an almost daily ritual. Get up, work, have a pint at the pub. All our celebrations are tinged with wine, beer, spirits, and more. Apparently it’s the same case for certain Scandinavian countries such as Denmark. Happy, sad, angry, or perhaps just … Continue reading Another Round – Review
by Jordan King There’s a strong argument to be made that the only truly functional family is a dysfunctional family. It is in the clashes of character and convictions mediated by the bond of blood and instinctual inseparability that family life is defined, especially in the ever-maddening and increasingly divisive world we occupy today. In multi-hyphenate artist extraordinaire Miranda July’s latest self-written and directed feature … Continue reading Kajillionaire – BFI London Film Festival Review
