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by sam regan-edwards “In fact, at several points I could not tell if I was watching cartoon animation or live action, such are the powers of its animation to simulate live action, to hyperconform to it, seducing it, making it enter the realm of metamorphosis despite itself, even as it simulates and seduces American cartoon […]
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by gene dolders August 18th 2020, for my 40th birthday, I turned up to Moss Lane on the back roads of Formby in the North West of England to start filming my first short film Death Is The Keeper of Secrets. Which initially was shot under the title of My China Lake. Robert Harmon, who […]
by theo regan-edwards Winner of the Brit School award for World Cinema: “Smiling Migrant”
by guy pearson So, you’ve just wrapped a feature film that took 33 days to shoot over several years, all on a budget of precisely zero pounds and with a crew of one—I was trying to practically be a one-person film crew. After a thorough self-critique that felt more intense than trying to find a […]
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by sam regan-edwards ‘Speculations on the Animatic Oberzan’ is a video essay on the films of Zachary Oberzan, situating his achievements within post-structuralist and deconstructionist theory. As Oberzan’s first film is a one-man adaptation of Rambo: First Blood and his most recent work is a shot-for-shot remake of Close Up, his films work as much […]
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by anya fielding Paul Thomas Anderson weaves a tale of desperation and survival in his latest feature Before attending the London premiere of One Battle After Another, I had not managed to glean very much about the film from its trailers. I was expecting an overly-long action flick with a few quippy lines. However, I […]
by anya fielding 28 Years Later: Breathes new life into the crowded zombie genre Artful cinematography elevates classic horror tropes but is let down by clunky dialogue The original 28 Days Later was made two decades ago with $8m, a budget so small, production originally ran out of funding to film a satisfactory ending and had to […]
by anya fielding Sinners 2025: A feast for music lovers and fun-seekers Vampire horror delivers exciting romp but falls short of greatness Sinners proves the triple-threat collaboration between Ryan Coogler, Michael B Jordan and Ludwig Göransson is a winning recipe for success. In Coogler’s latest film, Jordan plays twin brothers, Smoke and Stack, who return […]
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by anna jane begley If you’re scratching your head trying to recall the past three seasons of Steve Blackman’s Umbrella Academy don’t fret. Luther’s marriage and mission to the moon, Viktor’s destiny to destroy the planet, Allison’s betrayal of her family – these events are at best background info and at worst inconsequential. This new […]
by anna jane begley We all know the corrupt cop drama: films like LA Confidential, Cop Land, Training Day, to name a few. But despite their pertinence (the recent case of Child Q comes to mind), there is usually something melodramatic about them; corruption for entertainment’s sake. Santosh lies firmly outside this trope. Tackling caste […]
by anna jane begley In an era of dimly-lit Disney remakes and franchised animations, Flow crashes onto our screens like a tsunami. Following a group of unlikely animal friends on a nautical adventure after a natural disaster, the Latvian Oscar-winner may seem like your usual family-friendly fairytale, but it’s really something more sophisticated than anything […]
by anna jane begley Lo and behold the dawn of female rage. British director Karan Kandhari’s feature is one of many weird, wacky and outright outrageous films depicting the power of a woman’s wrath that have been gracing our cinema screens of late (think also The Nightingale, Amulet, Nightbitch and The Substance) and we’re all […]
by anna jane begley TV has always been seen as the lesser art form. Asked about your favourite film and tens or hundreds of Oscar-nominated masterpieces may come to mind. Asked about a truly brilliant TV series – not your usual sitcoms or reality shows – and you may struggle to list anything beyond Breaking […]
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by anna jane begley Squid Game was one of the most exciting original series to grace Netflix – the story of bona fide “loser” Seong Gi-hun and his desperate bid to win some cash by taking part in a fight-to-the-death sequence of playground games captivated international audiences and impressed critics with its aciculate critique of […]
by anna jane begley Kaos, toxic masculinity and a load of bees There’s something disconcertingly familiar about Charlie Covell’s Kaos, the eight-part series bringing the messy lives of the Greek gods into the modern day and detailing the stories of humans who are just beginning to question the power the gods hold over them. Like […]
by anna jane begley How I found myself paying to watch an hour’s worth of TV ads I’m not quite sure. What is usually the bane of the TV-watching experience, director Radu Jude and philosopher/co-director Christian Ferencz-Flatz have turned into an experimental documentary that observes Romania’s transition from socialism to capitalism post-Revolution. Composed solely of […]
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by gene dolders Wheels on Meals – (1984)Director: Sammo Kam-Bo HungPlot: Thomas (Jackie Chan) and David (Biao Yuen) who operate a food truck in Barcelona, Spain, use their martial arts expertise to help their private investigator friend (Sammo Hung) protect the pickpocket Sylvia (Lola Forner), who’s been targeted by a ruthless gang.Trivia: During filming, Keith […]