Posted in Culture

Diving into the Lake: Deconstructing Under the Silver Lake

Author’s note- This article contains major spoilers!!! There are some films which divide audiences upon their release, and Under the Silver Lake is one of…

Continue Reading
Posted in Actress Festival

Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: Maps to the Stars, 2014

We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. Maps to the Stars, 2014 Prix d’interprétation féminine…

Continue Reading
Posted in Director World Cinema

Bee's Kieślowski Diary: Three Colours: Red

I have finally reached the end of Krzysztof Kieślowski‘s Three Colours Trilogy, and I feel slightly sad to finish it. I feel slightly more sad,…

Continue Reading
Posted in Director World Cinema

Bee's Kieślowski Diary: Three Colours: White

The next stage in the Three Colours trilogy is White, which is about equality. If Blue was an anti-tragedy, then we can best describe White as…

Continue Reading
Posted in Director World Cinema

Bee's Kieślowski Diary: Three Colours: Blue

Do you recall at the start of this year when I happened to mention my New Year’s resolution? Well, Kieślowski’s Three Colours Trilogy was something…

Continue Reading
Posted in Festival

Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: If…, 1969

We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. If…, 1969 Grand Prix du Festival International du…

Continue Reading
Posted in Director World Cinema

Bee's Kieślowski Diary: A Short Film about Killing

As you may remember, last year I kept a diary of the Ingmar Bergman films I was watching. I have decided to keep a diary…

Continue Reading
Posted in Director Women

The Female Gaze: Great Film Moments Directed by Women

We have all heard of the term ‘male gaze’ (termed by the feminist sociologist Laura Mulvey), which is often used to describe how the camera…

Continue Reading
Posted in Director World Cinema

Around the World in 80 Films: The Double Life of Veronique

For this latest installment of the Around The World in 80 Films journey, I have decided to visit Krzysztof Kieslowski’s The Double Life of Veronique….

Continue Reading
Posted in Festival

Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: Taxi Driver, 1976

We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. Taxi Driver, 1976 Palme d’Or ‘Taxi Driver’ Named…

Continue Reading
Posted in Review

Destination: Dewsbury – Review

Destination: Dewsbury is a laugh-out-loud comedy from the mind of the young genius known as Jack Spring. Spring has an abundance of talent, and is…

Continue Reading
Posted in LGBT Review

Searching For Love: Sauvage Review

Sauvage is the haunting story of a young male sex worker called Leo (Félix Maritaud) who seeks love on the harsh streets. This is a…

Continue Reading
Posted in Review World Cinema

I Don't Feel Like Dancing: Climax Review

Suspiria may have wanted your soul, but Gaspar Noé wants more. Not only does he want your soul, he wants your body and your mind….

Continue Reading
Posted in Documentary Review

An Absolute Cliff Hanger: Free Solo Review

The tagline for Free Solo is ”Live Beyond Fear”. And it’s certainly a motto we should all take away with us after watching this breath-taking,…

Continue Reading