This enthralling mix of raw realism and uncanny surrealism makes for an evocative portrait of loss. By carefully balancing a sense of fantasy and reality, the filmmakers effortlessly convey the complex idea that grief can often feel unreal. Actual loss is so hard to deal with that our emotive recollections of those who have left … Continue reading Blackberrying (Review)
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Lynn + Lucy (Review)
To a great extent, Lynn + Lucy is defined by what what you do not see, focusing instead on aftermath and assumption. Some of this is shown in small ways: focusing on a central character while you hear an argument from offscreen or showing insulting graffiti on somebody’s house, as they enter it, without showing … Continue reading Lynn + Lucy (Review)
Misbehaviour (Review)
The Miss World competition of 1970 is a fascinating moment in history. It is a landmark event due to the first victory by a woman of colour; due to including a woman of colour as a contestant from South Africa (who placed second) and due to the entire event being overshadowed by a feminist protest … Continue reading Misbehaviour (Review)
Emma. (2020) (Review)
Adaptation is a difficult game, especially with classics that have already been adapted time and time again. How do you breathe new life into something so familiar and how do you make your version stand out? And, do we even need a new version? Much like with last year's superlative Little Women, Autumn de Wilde's … Continue reading Emma. (2020) (Review)
The Personal History of David Copperfield (Review)
Unsurprisingly, the writer and director who managed to glean comedy from Stalinist Russia has managed to make an accessible and charming comedy out of a Dickens novel. Obviously, anybody versed in Dickens will know that comedy is actually something the famed writer is good at; however, it is not his primary mode and it is … Continue reading The Personal History of David Copperfield (Review)
Sorry We Missed You (Review)
Much like their previous masterpiece (I, Daniel Blake), Ken Loach and Paul Laverty’s Sorry We Missed you is a robust, yet accessible, critique of capitalist Britain. This time, the focus is the gig economy and the spiralling issues caused by the ultra-competitive nature of our current system. The film focuses around a single family, using … Continue reading Sorry We Missed You (Review)
The Souvenir (Review)
With only four films under her belt, Joanna Hogg has already established herself as a unique and important voice in British cinema. Following her promising debut, Unrelated, Hogg's work has only got stronger with each release and, with the Souvenir, she has completed her first (and hopefully not last) masterpiece. Despite its conventional appearance - … Continue reading The Souvenir (Review)
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