Tag: Review

We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. Kynodontas / Dogtooth, 2009 Prix Un Certain Regard…

“Looking at others is the first step of feminism. Not being selfish, not being mirror-oriented. Looking at other people.” – Agnès Varda Agnès Varda spent…

I sometimes wonder how a film like Playtime can exist. Imagine being Jacques Tati going to a studio asking for financing to basically create your…

Thirty years after Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs changed the landscape of cinema as the very first feature-length animated film, Walt Disney’s death in 1966…

You would struggle to head on over to 1967, or indeed that defining era in American cinema in general, to find such a social commentary…

I think every film deserves a certain benefit of the doubt. By that I mean, you should always be prepared to watch a film through…

“The following is a true story. Or as true as it can be, given that Dick Cheney is known as one of the most secretive…

With Dogman, tenacious Italian filmmaker, Matteo Garrone, has crafted a gritty, accessible social landscape. A perfect fit for the film’s ambiance, which is both charismatic…

Justine (Garance Marillier ) is a first-year veterinary student. Her elder sister (Ella Rump) is studying the same course at the university. Justine was raised…

With the prestige of the Best Filmmaker Award winner for the Disability Film Challenge, Rosser Goodman has crafted a chunk of mystery with her short…

I have to be completely honest- I’m not a fan of films that have anything to do with heists. It’s not my jam. However, I…

Just what can money buy you? Status, class, authority, respect, infamy, a presidency? The list of things you can gain with a little (or rather…

Even when we think we might have seen it all, cinema can still surprise us with hidden treasures. The farmer photographs of a certain Johannes…

I wonder how many of you claim to be die-hard Dario Argento fans, but haven’t even seen his 1975 masterwork, Profondo rosso (Deep Red). Or…