Best of the Fest – Top 5 Films From Cannes 2018
The 2018 Cannes Film Festival has now closed and the winners of the various contests have been declared. It was my superb honour to have...
Month: May 2018
A Full Rundown of the Cannes Short Film Competition
I have a tremendous amount of respect for the short film as a form. Concisely but entertainingly rendering a thought or emotion in twenty minutes...
From The Cannes Film Festival: ‘The House That Jack Built’ Is Von Trier at His Most Brutal… And We Loved It!
Lars Von Trier takes us on a walking tour of a serial killer’s mind. The narrative is presented as the serial killer, Jack (Matt Dillon),...
‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Soars
The second standalone Star Wars story details Han Solo’s first adventures in which he escapes from the slums by joining the Empire. He quickly deserts...
From Cannes: ‘Capharnaüm’ Is a Dickensian Tale of Childhood Poverty and Survival
Zain is a twelve year old prisoner serving five years for stabbing a “son of a bitch”. From jail he sues his parents for giving...
Five Things that Made the First ‘Deadpool’ Legendary
Deadpool 2 is finally here, and whether or not you think it lives up to the original (you can read Screen Mayhem’s review here), there’s...
From the Cannes Film Festival: ‘Burning’ is a Satisfyingly Tense Korean Thriller
Jongsu (Yoo Ah-in) is a lonely delivery man. When he runs into a childhood friend, Haemi (Jun Jong-seo), he soon develops feelings for her. Things...
From Cannes: ‘La Traversée (On the Road in France)’ Puts Modern France Under the Spotlight
Retired politician Dany Cohn-Bendit and Retired radical Romain Goupil undertake a carefully planned tour of France following the election of Emmanuel Macron. Along the way...
‘Under the Silver Lake’ Review: A Shimmeringly Good Movie From the Director of ‘It Follows’
Andrew Garfield plays Sam, an unemployed man who’s one week away from losing his home. He becomes fascinated with his neighbour Sarah (Riley Keough) who...
From the Cannes Film Festival: ‘En Guerre’ Review
A German company threatens to close one of its factories in France displacing 1100 workers. The workers go on strike and attempt to enter negotiations...