In Virginia Woolf’s outstanding work of literary non-fiction, A Room of One’s Own, she explores the supposed lack of ‘Great Female Artists’. She is not the only one to explore this, and it is also a very Euro - and white - centric argument that is rejected by many. Art Historian Griselda Pollock, for one, … Continue reading Have You Seen… Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles (1975)?
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First Cow (Review)
Kelly Reichardt is incredibly gifted at gleaning gold from atypical cinematic perspectives. This is most apparent in Meek's Cutoff and Certain Women (though also true of Wendy and Lucy) and continues, beautifully, in First Cow. In this film, we follow Cookie (John Magaro), a skilled cook who begins the film in a group of Trappers. … Continue reading First Cow (Review)
Have You Seen… The Ascent (1977)?
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 Ascent (1977)?
Never Rarely Sometimes Always (Review)
Though already an interesting filmmaker, Never Rarely Sometimes Always (NRSA) establishes Eliza Hittman as one of the most impressive writer/directors in the business, and as a unique voice making important films. On a narrative level, this is the tale of an under-18 girl from rural Pennsylvania (Autumn (Sidney Flanigan)) who, after an unexpected pregnancy, has … Continue reading Never Rarely Sometimes Always (Review)
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Review)
I once visited a Jeff Koons exhibition in which reflective spheres had been placed in pieces of art - often classical art. The spheres reflected the art back at itself but also made it so that you could not look at the art without looking at yourself and your surroundings. It was an effective, if … Continue reading Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Review)
Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey (Review)
After a slew of dull - and frequently terrible - films, Birds of Prey (as it was originally called) is just what the increasingly irrelevant DC universe needs. It is certainly not without flaws but it works as a decent template for what should follow and has a clear sense of fun and energy - … Continue reading Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey (Review)
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