Category: Films
Jesse Eisenberg no longer wants to be ‘associated’ with Mark Zuckerberg
Jesse Eisenberg, who received widespread recognition for his role as the Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network, has said he no longer wants [more…]
David Lynch’s death shocks smokers into quitting: ‘It’s just not good for us’
David Lynch was a smoker. With an American Spirit perpetually locked between his teeth, he figured fire and smoke as magical textures in his films. [more…]
Tomato and basilica: in Conclave, Stanley Tucci plays Stanley Tucci – and I couldn’t be happier
Conclave, quite rightly, is nominated for a number of Oscars this year. This, I suspect, is down to how successfully it managed to construct a [more…]
Shanghai Blues review – delirious screwball comedy from Hong Kong’s Spielberg
It’s impossible not to be carried along by the delirious rush of silliness in this knockabout screwball comedy from 1984, directed by Hong Kong genre [more…]
Dog Man review – goofy gags galore as the Franken-pooch takes on a fiendish feline
Like an outbreak of head lice, there comes a moment in primary school when it turns out every kid in class has a copy of [more…]
Beyond the Borders review – Zoe Saldaña shines in timely tragedy-flecked thriller
This competent but somewhat predictable drama, which strobes between settings in Mexico and Texas, emerged two years ago under the title The Absence of Eden [more…]
Scarlet Winter review – chopped-up narrative method decorates corpse-disposal thriller
Mulholland Drive and Memento are celebrated examples of how narrative fragmentation can dovetail well with the philosophical heart and aims of film noir. While this [more…]
Vista Mare review – fascinating look at invisible labour in Italian beach hotspot
All the familiar pleasures of a beach getaway – seafood feasts, open-air concerts, lazy lounges under the hot sun – take on a fascinatingly odd [more…]
‘I was trying to explode the idea of beauty’: Coralie Fargeat on The Substance, women and Hollywood
Coralie Fargeat is based in Paris, but is in London for the Oscar nominations – the film she wrote and directed, The Substance, has been [more…]
D Is for Distance review – tender portrait of parents battling for their son’s medication
That uniquely valuable British writer and independent film-maker Chris Petit, creator of downbeat classics such as Radio On from 1979 and An Unsuitable Job for [more…]
