I distinctly remember being stunned by the trailer for Julia Ducournau's Titane. It was hardly surprising, really, her debut feature, Raw, is one of my all-time favourite films. My prevailing feeling from Titane's trailer was one of wonder: how could this staggering barrage of imagery all fit into one film? Unfortunately, this reaction turned out … Continue reading Titane (Review)
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Have You Seen… Céline and Julie Go Boating (1974)?
To even describe Céline and Julie Go Boating is antithetical to the experience. It is a purposefully rambling and anti-narrative piece more in love with spontaneity and energy than it is with anything else. It is a film about breaking the rules, about repetitions and deviations, and ultimately about the nature of cinema itself. Fundamentally, … Continue reading Have You Seen… Céline and Julie Go Boating (1974)?
Josep (Review)
Art can do so much, especially when intersecting with reality. It is so tempting, when presenting reality, to slip into the objective and the strictly realist - thinking it adds reality and truth. Of course, none of us experience the world objectively and art that explores reality is at its best when it takes advantage … Continue reading Josep (Review)
Cuties (Review)
Unfortunately, Cuties will be forever overshadowed by the extreme negative reaction to its marketing and perceived premise. A loud proportion of the internet has threatened to boycott Netflix - or just this film - despite having never seen it, purely based on what they think it is. The complaints are bizarre, and fundamentally don't match … Continue reading Cuties (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)
High Life (Review)
Claire Denis' High Life is a brutal, haunting and provocative film about mankind pushed to its limits. It's a film about the very core of identity and what happens when our social contracts fall apart. It's an uncompromising look into the abyss that is punctuated by moments of pure hope, a quality that guides it … Continue reading High Life (Review)
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