Why I Love… #141: Mayak (The Lighthouse)
Year: 2006 Director: Maria Saakyan Stars: Anna Kapaleva, Olga Yakovleva, Sos Sargsyan Many filmmakers have become enamoured with the cyclical … Continue reading Why I Love… #141: Mayak (The Lighthouse)
Month: September 2021
Review: The Green Knight
Director: David Lowery Stars: Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Sarita Choudhury David Lowery’s Arthurian odyssey ought to have played wide in … Continue reading Review: The Green Knight
Review: Limbo
Director: Ben Sharrock Stars: Amir El-Masry, Vikash Bhai, Sidse Babett Knudsen A car filled with disrespectful teenagers performs doughnuts in … Continue reading Review: Limbo
Why I Love… #140: Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion
Year: 1997 Director: David Mirkin Stars: Lisa Kudrow, Mira Sorvino, Janeane Garofalo Seemingly destined to become a cult title from … Continue reading Why I Love… #140: Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion
Minutiae: The Cake Scene in Under the Skin
With it’s almost Kubrickian poise, bitter Scottish landscapes and it’s juddering, unearthly score provided by Mica Levi, Jonathan Glazer’s Under … Continue reading Minutiae: The Cake Scene in Under the Skin
Why I Love… #139: Johnny Guitar
Year: 1954 Director: Nicholas Ray Stars: Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge Everything is explosive in Johnny Guitar. Miners shout. Waterfalls … Continue reading Why I Love… #139: Johnny Guitar
Review: Prisoners of the Ghostland
Director: Sion Sono Stars: Nicolas Cage, Sofia Boutella, Bill Moseley Prisoners of the Ghostland opens on a push-in shot of … Continue reading Review: Prisoners of the Ghostland
Review: Rose Plays Julie
Directors: Joe Lawlor, Christine Molloy Stars: Ann Skelly, Aidan Gillen, Orla Brady I’ve recently been reading the second edition of … Continue reading Review: Rose Plays Julie
Review: Kate
Director: Cedric Nicolas-Troyan Stars: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Miku Martineau, Jun Kunimura People wonder why other people watch slasher movies when … Continue reading Review: Kate
Review: The Voyeurs
Director: Michael Mohan Stars: Sydney Sweeney, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Justice Smith Sydney Sweeney is so hot right now. Having starred … Continue reading Review: The Voyeurs
Review: Malignant
Director: James Wan Stars: Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, Michole Brianna White Throughout an already significant tenure in popular horror cinema, … Continue reading Review: Malignant
Review: New Order
Director: Michel Franco Stars: Naian Gonzalez Norvind, Diego Boneta, Darío Yazbek Bernal Bong Joon-Ho’s globally lauded Parasite wasn’t exactly sly … Continue reading Review: New Order
Minutiae: The Interlude in Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell – both in manga and anime form – draws from a wide spectrum of philosophy for its … Continue reading Minutiae: The Interlude in Ghost in the Shell
The Lost Highway Hotel 