Anti-heroes make for compelling subjects, particularly in a world as unjust as the one we live in, and 1970s American cinema has absolutely no shortage of them. Gus Van Sant’s Dead Man’s Wire revisits the era by dramatising an infamous 1977...
I came into this world eyes crossed, the small tip of my nose made bow. The moment my spine steadied and my words arrived, I took a seat on a low stool, cheeks squished by the chin rest, and looked right into the...
It is hard to watch On Swift Horses without cynically regarding it as Jacob Elordi’s inevitable gay-for-pay moment. For every up-and-coming male actor under 30, showing your versatility and vulnerability in a queer role has become an overly familiar rite of passage....
Looking at his last four projects, it seems that Phoenix perfected his precise working formula – hyper-ambitious, complex-to-realise films from directors he has worked with before, who also have the luxury to enjoy both studio trust and a degree of creative...
Chances are if you’re a fan of the cinema you’ll have been to The Prince Charles Cinema in London’s Leicester Square. Just off Chinatown, it’s an oasis for film lovers around the country, a truly independent cinema that’s doin’ it for the people....
After the surprise success of 2021’s John Wick knock-off Nobody, it comes as no surprise that the Hollywood brain trust has decided to foist a quickie sequel onto the world. Nobody 2, from Indonesian filmmaker Timo Tjhajanto who takes the reins...
Hoping to resurrect her late grandmother, Júlia, Catarina Ruivo combines family archives with rich visuals in a non-fiction film which successfully immortalises a cherished loved one. Old photographs of Júlia and her husband are printed out and carefully placed in beaches and...
There’s no denying that the rise of Eminem was a once-in-a-generation cultural phenom, especially when the poster boy for white rap up until that point was Vanilla Ice. His early albums instantly became hard cultural currency, not only for their abrasive,...
If you’ve been to the cinema in the past few months, specifically to watch a horror film, you might have seen an intriguing teaser for Zach Cregger’s sophomore film, Weapons, in which a child’s voice recalls the night that 17 children –...
For many millennials and Gen Z cinephiles, Mark Waters’ Freaky Friday is a cornerstone of early 2000s cinema. The third adaptation of Mary Rodgers’ 1972 novel of the same name, this Y2K outing starring Disney icon Lindsay Lohan and scream queen Jamie Lee...
