Film Review: I Used to be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story (2018)
Few things make people roll their eyes as much as a girl obsessed with a boyband. The crazy, screaming teenage girl who has lost…
The Yes Men
Film Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
Watching with neck craned from the second row, it may be tempting to blame a middling response to Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald…
Film Review: Shoplifters (2018)
Shoplifters is a film with little subtext, overtones or hidden meanings. It’s a film that offers up its narrative and characters simply, and ruminates…
Film Review: Boy Erased (2018)
You’re not meant to judge a book by its cover and nor should you make assumptions about a film’s quality by the strength of…
Film Review: Suspiria (2018)
Luca Guadagnino refers to his latest feature Suspiria as a cover version rather than a remake. It’s a fair call; the redo bears little resemblance…
Film Review: A Star is Born (2018)
Following the 1937 original, and two further remakes starring Judy Garland in 1954 and Barbra Streisand in 1976, the current version of A Star…
Film Review: First Man (2018)
The Apollo space missions were championed for their opportunity to give humanity a different perspective. Those things that seems so important down here on…
Lost Gully Road – An Interview with Donna McRae
There’s a sense of deja-vu as I park the car on the way to interview Donna McRae for her new film Lost Gully Road….
Film Review: Jirga (2018)
Before this review properly starts, a Public Service Announcement for the filmgoing community. Do not – under any circumstances – watch the trailer for…
An Interview with Olivia Martin-McGuire
Olivia Martin-McGuire‘s documentary debut China Love is a thought-provoking glimpse into China, told through the lens of its pre-wedding photography industry. While Westerners may consider this a novel…