CW: Discussion of the COVID-19 Pandemic A few years ago, the Marvel Cinematic Universe was going somewhere. There was clear direction where every disparate strand, to a fault, was part of a linear tapestry. This led to a state where you had to watch them, you had to watch them all. It is all marketing, … Continue reading Thor: Love and Thunder
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In the Earth (Review)
Ben Wheatley's career continues to be fascinating. Dark, independent features like Kill List and A Field In England (and Sightseers) led him to adapting J.G Ballard's High-Rise, and - now equipped with more resources than ever - he followed that up with a low-key, single location shoot-out film with a star-studded cast (the wonderful Free … Continue reading In the Earth (Review)
Citadel (Review)
The short film shot from a filmmaker’s room during lockdown has already become somewhat of a cliché (Mati Diop’s In My Room being a highlight of the genre). This view out of a London window during Covid lockdown fits firmly into that category, but filmmaker John Smith adds a political edge that makes this stand … Continue reading Citadel (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)
Tenet (Review)
Christopher Nolan's latest blockbuster comes with the promise of saving cinema: an unparalleled, thought provoking spectacle that will bring back the masses (safely, of course). Few films could bear this burden and, unfortunately, to repurpose a cliché actually used in Tenet (more on the clunky dialogue later) the film arrives not with a bang but … Continue reading Tenet (Review)
Host (Review)
The video conferencing service Zoom, for better or for worse, has become an integral part of modern life during the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, it's unsurprising - considering the recent success (or just simple existence) of films such as Unfriended and Searching - that we now have a Zoom film. To be even more specific, a … Continue reading Host (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)
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