‘Pavements’ Review: The Last Music Biopic
How do you make a movie about a band whose entire reputation was built on being uncommercial? The indie rock band might have sold out...
Category: Movie Reviews
“Film has Such Powerful Political Possibilities”: Invisible Women Curator Rachel Pronger Interview
I spoke with writer and curator Rachel Pronger from feminist archive film collective Invisible Women about their upcoming season of coming-of-age films directed by women...
“It Makes You Uncomfortable in Different Ways”: Dr Christina Brennan on The Vanishing
Can you tell me about your first experience seeing The Vanishing? I was first aware of the film when I was very young. I caught...
BFI FLARE 2025: The Wedding Banquet
In this remake of Ang Lee’s 1993 film, gay couple Lee (Lily Gladston) and Angela (Kelly Marie Tran) are struggling to conceive a child through...
BFI FLARE 2025: Dreams in Nightmares Review
Z (Denée Benton) has been made redundant from her job, a decision that is likely racially motivated. Consoling herself with her polyamorous relationship and the...
BFI FLARE 2025: Night Stage Review
What is the price of success? Gabriel Faryas plays Matias, an aspiring actor who is concerned he lacks the natural charisma to make it in...
Widescreen Weekend 2024 Line-up Revealed!
The spectacle of the big screen has long been the unique selling point of film exhibitors hoping to draw audiences away from home media (from...
Episode 25. Dune 2, Love Lies Bleeding, Civil War, and More!
Jen and her film critic want to talk about one of the biggest films of the year! Unfortunately, one of them is a little weirdo...
‘Late Night with the Devil’ Review: The Best Horror Film of the Year Already?
Ghost story writer MR James wrote of the “haze of distance” he liked to employ in his stories. The idea was to set your film...
‘Evil Does Not Exist’ Review: Hamaguchi’s Unsettling Eco-drama
City boy Takahashi watches a rural man, Takumi, chop wood. Taken by the elegance and simplicity of the repeated action, he earnestly asks if he...