Either I’m too uneducated in contemporary western politics to understand the nuances of this not absurdist enough satire or it’s a stylish mess.
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Okay this might seem obvious but this film is not really about competitive endurance tickling.
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It’s hard to know what to say about this worthy, well acted, very downbeat drama, directed by Luxembourger Désirée Nosbusch.
Continue readingWe Live in Time (2024)
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It’s such a relief when a film is more than it seems. With an eminently forgettable title, so forgettable that I have to keep searching for Florence Pugh and then looking at her filmography to remember what it is called, the trailer for this makes it feel like you’re being shown the whole story.
Continue readingThe Return (2024)
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Greek heroes are arseholes. This is a rather serious and languid retelling of the end of the Odyssey when Odysseus (Ralph Fiennes) returns home after 10 years to his wife and queen Penelope (Juliette Binoche).
Continue readingHeretic (2024)
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What is it with horror movies in 2024? It feels like a golden age of clever, intellectual, and suspenseful horrors that trade on our understanding of the genre without ever feeling like they are relying on cheap thrills.
Continue readingMinari (미나리)(2020)
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Director Lee Isaac Chung, sat down to write a final screenplay before taking on a ‘real job ‘for the sake of his family. Taking inspiration from Willa Cather, he closed his eyes and wrote down memories of his childhood.
Continue readingLonglegs (2024)
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The hook for this quirky horror is definitely Nicolas Cage and the almost comical character he plays. It’s something that is variously hidden and revealed in promotion for the film and it was one of the things that made me go to see it at a cinema.
Continue readingMemoir of a Snail (2024)
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If you feel like filling up your cup, without too much cloying sentimentality, I recommend Memoir of a Snail by Australian Adam Elliott.
Continue readingPerfect Days (2023)
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A ad for an anniversary screening of Wim Wenders’ Paris Texas played before the session of his latest film Perfect Days. I lived in London for a few years in my early 20s and it’s where I discovered non-mainstream films. I would go to art house cinemas, particularly one in Soho, and watch films on my own. This is where I discovered films like Paris Texas, Diva, Betty Blue, Down by Law, I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing and The Kiss of the Spiderwoman. I fell in love with cinema.
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