Film
Memory and Narrative in Miguel Gomes’ Tabu
"Now approaching the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, I return to Miguel Gomes’ 2012 feature Tabu."
‘The Godfather: Part II’ at fifty
The Godfather: Part II is a film about gangsters. It is also a film...
All Of Us Strangers Review – A Haunting Exploration of Love in all its Forms
"In All Of Us Strangers, writer-director Andrew Haigh leads us by the hand into a dreamlike, introspective world. "
‘Bittersweet, immersive and profoundly moving’ – Perfect Days Review
"I don’t think I’ve ever felt so ‘in the moment’ while watching a film as I did with Perfect Days"
Hollywood vs. AI – Is this the end?
"the question on everyone’s lips is: is this the end? The end of special effects teams? The end of video creation? The end of filmmaking?"
Cinema: The venue transcending the visual
Maybe if I had known, I’d have stopped to take a picture. I’d have kept that ticket. Maybe if I'd known, I would have...
Mastering the group-watch with cheap horror flicks
The credits start to roll once the house is completely overwhelmed by fire. The monster is somewhere inside, and it’s already been defeated. This...
The Star Wars Prequels: Too Easily Dismissed?
These days, with nowhere to go and no-one to see, movie-watching is as good a way as any to pass the time: suddenly a...
STOP USING MAX RICHTER’S “ON THE NATURE OF DAYLIGHT” IN EVERYTHING
Our favorite songs are fecund pleasures, increasing in affectivity and growing with us over time, like a reliable friendship. But, if you dilute the...
“I am together”: Love and loneliness in the work of Wim Wenders
In the quasi-apocalyptic gloom of these days, we desperately seek ways to pass the time, to numb our loneliness, to move on. The German...
Why Tiger King is the antithesis, not the antidote, to the Coronavirus
There are under 3500 tigers remaining in the wild globally. There are anywhere between 5000-10,000 tigers currently in captivity in the United States. This...
Comfort Films: What We Do in the Shadows
Niche is one way to describe a dark comedy about a group of vampires muddling through day-to-day life in Wellington suburbia. However, Taika Waititi...
Review: Corpus Christi
Once in a while you want to remain in your seat after the closing credits appear - you find yourself unable to simply get...
Review: Portrait of a Lady on Fire
It’s strange to talk about love in a film review. It seems to be the object of universal pursuit, or rather, more frequently, the...
An Introduction to K-dramas
On the 9th of February 2020, history was made at the Oscars when Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite became the first ever non-English film to win...
Review: I Lost My Body
I Lost My Body (in French, J’ai perdu mon corps) tackles issues of love, loss and maturity, all through a series of flashbacks in...
Comfort Films: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Despite box-office failure, Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. the World has managed to reach status as a cult classic both amongst fans of Wright’s...
Review: Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Despite the recent post-#MeToo surge in the popularity of female-led films and films directed by women, Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire...
Review: The True History of the Kelly Gang
Ned Kelly (born in 1854, died on the gallows in 1880) is the ultimate Australian anti-hero. As ubiquitous Down Under as Robin Hood is...
