Andrzej Wajda’s Cinema of Complicated Defiance at…
The end of the war does not produce liberation, but merely transforms one unstable political condition into another. The final
The End of It – first-look review
Despite an intriguing sci-fi premise, Maria Martínez Bayona’s feature debut is a tonally mismatched and unintentionally comedic slog. As tradition
Summer Drift – first-look review
God forbid a woman have hobbies: What suspense there is in Summer Drift, a charming French-language Swiss hybrid doc, comes from whether
Gentle Monster – first-look review
Four years ago, Austrian director Marie Kreutzer went from the high of a Cannes Film Festival full of rave reviews of
The Christophers review – a brilliant showcase…
When we first meet Ian McKellen’s Julian Sklar, he’s lit by a ring light as he records Cameos in front of
Has streaming killed Star Wars?
In a 2023 interview, Liam Neeson, who played Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jin in The Phantom Menace, chalked up his disillusionment with the
Kokuho review – a kabuki star is born
Within a short time of being introduced to the budding kabuki performer at the centre of Lee Sang-il’s hit Japanese film
The joy and struggle of the movie makeover
Unfortunately, the more impressionable the girl, the more the world infringes on her malleable sense of self. “You look a lot
The Piano Teacher and The Limits of Desire
Romy keeps fantasising about Samuel, and it’s implied that BDSM now plays some role in her marriage. But, as in
History Chasing Its Tail: On Jocelyne Saab’s…
“The June 1967 defeat was tantamount to an alarm bell that aroused the dormant Arab consciousness from its long slumber;