Category: Films
‘A reminder that we can resist’: hard-hitting documentary takes aim at anti-trans rhetoric
A new documentary at the Sundance film festival delves into the fight to preserve access to gender-affirming care for minors via the US supreme court, [more…]
Atropia review – military roleplaying satire is a frustrating jumble of ideas
There can be a cavernous distance between the discovery of a topic worthy of expansion and the understanding of how best to then go about [more…]
Together review – codependent relationship body horror is a fun ride
We all know couples like Tim and Millie. Never an I, always a we. Never an immediate answer, always an “I should probably check with [more…]
Bertrand Blier obituary
Bertrand Blier, who has died aged 85, had the appearance of a placid, pipe-smoking academic and the disruptive spirit of an imp. “My films are [more…]
Rebuilding review – Josh O’Connor is a stoic rancher in sensitive, if slight, wildfire drama
The difficult question of how one truly recovers from the devastating loss that a wildfire can bring is one that more and more are confronting. [more…]
By the Stream review – Hong Sang-soo’s likably restrained pastoral comedy of campus life
The startlingly prolific Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo has, apparently with the ease of simply taking another breath, produced another of his lo-fi urban-pastoral comedies; these [more…]
‘I briefly wondered whether I’d accidentally consumed shrooms’: the psychedelia – and science – of full dome cinema
Since emerging in their present form in the 90s, full dome films have occupied a curious place in the cinema landscape. Exhibited at planetariums on [more…]
Dark Match review – satanism meets wrestling in backwoods grindhouse gorefest
Presumably there are easier ways to invoke Satan than organising a multi-bout wrestling tournament-cum-occult ceremony, but practicalities are low on the priority list of Lowell [more…]
Is assisted dying a ‘clear and present danger’ to people with disabilities? New US film asks tough questions
In 1983, Elizabeth Bouvia, a 26-year-old woman in California with a disability, tried to starve herself to death in a hospital. “I’ve made a confident, [more…]
Elevation review – high-altitude monster thriller offers twist on the Quiet Place formula
An efficient post-apocalyptic thriller, Elevation subscribes to the Quiet Place school of action streamlining: in this case, the remaining 5% of humanity must stay above [more…]
