REVIEW: I Carry You With Me (2021)
Despite the fact that there is a plethora of LGBT cinema being produced in Mexico – dating all the way back to the 1930s – it still feels like a relatively taboo subject for the mostly Catholic nation. Something that is whispered, rather than celebrated….
REVIEW: A Crime on the Bayou (2021)
It’s fair to say that divisions and racial tensions in America are every bit as palpable as they were back in 1966, the year Nancy Buirski’s documentary reflects upon. There might not be Jim Crow or (official) segregation, but there is George Floyd and Breonna…
REVIEW: Songs For a Sloth (2021)
Death (or grief) can do strange things to a person. It can make you lash out; it can make you hyper organised; it can make even the most basic of tasks feel draining. It doesn’t usually, however, make you conjure up a talking sloth with…
REVIEW: Brabham (2021)
Formula One, in recent years, has become synonymous with hyperbolic wealth and glamorous locations. Think of the jewel in the racing calendar crown, Monte Carlo – a veritable playground for the rich and famous. Think of the multi-million dollar sponsorship deals per car. Think of…
REVIEW: Storm Lake (2021)
The pen, as the saying goes, is mightier than the sword. And, in light of recent international events – the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and the detainment of Roman Protesavich – it is clear that good journalism still wields some power. Before the days of…
REVIEW: Two Lottery Tickets (2021)
Romanian New Wave cinema is known for its austere realism. Often focusing on themes of freedom or capitalism, it tends not to shy away from how the country has been shaped since the fall of Communism in 1989. Peppered with black humour, it is often…
REVIEW: Final Account (2021)
For those with a keen interest in history – specifically the events surrounding World War Two – there are a plethora of documentaries to choose from. From The World at War to Shoah; from The Nazis – A Warning from History to The Last Days,…
REVIEW: Bastards’ Road (2021)
Spiritual pilgrimages have long been seen as a way to heal your body; your mind; your soul. The road itself is time to reflect; to assess what needs work; to make a change. The destination is often incidental or purely symbolic – the literal end…
INTERVIEW: ‘At Night Comes Wolves’ Writer & Director TJ Marine
Having packed his bags and swapped Houston for Hollywood, TJ Marine spent years working in B2B sales – “working in a cubicle all day … it’s the most unnatural thing in the world” – in order to save up enough money and realise his writing…
REVIEW: Cliff Walkers (2021)
In 1931, Japan invaded China in what is now known as the Second Sino-Japanese war. In the north east of the country, Chinese Manchuria became the puppet state of Manchukuo. With help from both the USSR (as it was then known) and the United States,…
REVIEW: Murder Bury Win (2021)
In board games – and in life – there are winners and losers. There is always someone more competitive; someone more strategic; or simply someone who just know how to play the game better. Board games can truly bring out the worst in us –…
REVIEW: At Night Comes Wolves (2021)
Doomsday cults and domestic abuse seem like a fairly dynamic horror movie duo. Both prey on the vulnerable and the lost and both lure you in with all sorts of promises before revealing a more sinister underbelly. Writer-director TJ Marine makes his feature-length debut by…
REVIEW: Stealing Chaplin (2021)
In March 1978, one of the most famous cases of “body-snatching” took place in Lausanne, Switzerland, when two men decided to dig up the body of silent movie icon, Charlie Chaplin, requesting a ransom of $600,000 for his safe return. It is this moment in…
