Welcome to ‘Have You Seen….’ a regular column exploring an interesting film that is worthy of greater attention – for good or for ill. The focus is on the underseen, the undersung or the underrated – or just those films you just need to write about. The focus is analysis more than evaluation so, expect … Continue reading Have You Seen… Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris (1971/2021)?
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Have You Seen… Samurai Rebellion (1967)?
Welcome to ‘Have You Seen….’ a regular column exploring an interesting film that is worthy of greater attention – for good or for ill. The focus is on the underseen, the undersung or the underrated – or just those films you just need to write about. The focus is analysis more than evaluation so, expect … Continue reading Have You Seen… Samurai Rebellion (1967)?
Have You Seen… The Girlfriend Experience (2009)?
Welcome to ‘Have You Seen….’ a regular column exploring an interesting film that is worthy of greater attention – for good or for ill. The focus is on the underseen, the undersung or the underrated – or just those films you just need to write about. The focus is analysis more than evaluation so, expect … Continue reading Have You Seen… The Girlfriend Experience (2009)?
NastyPALs 27: Flesh for Frankenstein
A classic for a reason? Maybe. https://soundcloud.com/user-782108692/27-flesh-for-frankenstein
Have You Seen… Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964)?
Welcome to 'Have You Seen....' a regular column exploring an interesting film that is worthy of greater attention - for good or for ill. The focus is on the underseen, the undersung or the underrated - or just those films you just need to write about. The focus is analysis more than evaluation so, expect … Continue reading Have You Seen… Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964)?
Ghost Strata (Review)
Ben Rivers' experimental film begins with the filmmaker being given a tarot reading. This moment is looped back to at the end and foregrounds the film's major themes. On its most basic level, this a filmic scrapbook that chronicles the passing of time: there are twelve chapters, one per month, and each is made up … Continue reading Ghost Strata (Review)
Memories of Murder (Reissue Review)
After making history with his modern masterpiece Parasite, Bong Joon-ho's highly acclaimed 2003 drama, Memories of Murder, has been reissued by Curzon (available at some cinemas or for rental from their website). After enjoying a limited run when first released, the film has been somewhat unavailable in the United Kingdom since, this reissue therefore being … Continue reading Memories of Murder (Reissue Review)
I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Review)
There are films that defy description, and then there are Charlie Kaufman films. In the wake of the release of Tenet, a film positioned as the saviour of cinema, it is this Netflix produced feature that really illustrates the power of the medium - fundamentally, I'm Thinking of Ending Things is a true illustration of … Continue reading I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Review)
In My Room (Review)
Towards the start of Mati Diop's (director of the fantastic feature, Atlantics) lockdown based short film, we see her writing an email in which she is explaining her pitch for the film we are watching. It's playfully meta, yet also incredibly vérité, and sets the tone for the rest of the film. We are seeing … Continue reading In My Room (Review)
New Podcast: I’ve Never Seen…
Welcome to 'I've Never Seen', a new podcast where myself and a friend watch landmark films that we previously hadn't seen and then talk about them. You can find us on Twitter (IveNeverSeen1) and on Instgram (iveneverseenpodcast). Our first episode is up now. We discuss 'The Birth of a Nation' and 'Gone With the Wind.' … Continue reading New Podcast: I’ve Never Seen…
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