Ira Sachs’ new film Passages is a tender, sexy, and stressful new drama starring three of the most beautiful people acting on screen today. Tomas (Franz Rogowski) is a film director whose marriage with Martin (Ben Whishaw) falls apart after … Continue reading Passages: the Sad-Horny Movie of the Year
It’s a Sunday evening, your phone has six unanswered text messages lighting up the screen and the tail end of your hangover has mostly left the building. What lingers on into the bittersweet Sabbath sundown is a faint strain of … Continue reading All’s fair in sex and violence? Diving Head First into the Complex Morality of Gasper Noé’s Enter the Void (2009).
Celine Song’s powerful directorial debut Past Lives is a tender yet pragmatic reflection on love, connection, and the forces which bind us together as well as those holding us back. It charts the life of Nora (played by Greta Lee), … Continue reading Past Lives and Present Circumstances
Set to be adapted from its original graphic novel form by Blue Sky Studios, N.D. Stevenson’s Nimona nearly met an untimely demise when the studio was shut down by Disney in April 2021. However, much like its titular character, the … Continue reading Nimona Review- An Ode to Otherness The new fantasy film you cannot miss
Towards the beginning of the movie, Barbie realises that an essential part of the human experience is pain and nostalgia. She begins to learn that there is more to being a human woman than cellulite and flat feet- there is … Continue reading Barbie Is More Radical Than You Think Greta Gerwig, a reluctant guru for young women is telling us to have more fun, and more hope.
By now I’m sure we have all seen the Wes Anderson videos sweeping across the internet. Colourful, symmetrical videos, all overlaid with the jaunty tune of Alexandre Desplat’s ‘Obituary,’ and all captioned along the lines of ‘Vacations but Make It … Continue reading Asteroid City: Infinity, Performance, and the Meaning of Life Why Wes Anderson is, and always has been, more than just a trend.
The day before St. Patrick’s day, I was afforded the opportunity to meet with established British novelist and director, Shamim Sarif. When speaking to Ms. Sarif, I was not only lucky enough to meet a kind, down-to-earth renowned member of … Continue reading An Interview with Shamim Sarif Director of You and Polarized
The early 2000s were wild for almost everyone involved. Whether it was Susan Boyle positioned as a joke because of her looks, Benefits Britain prodding around poor people like zoo animals, or Tyra Banks borderline abusing her contestants into doing … Continue reading It’s ‘About Time’ the 2000s Apologised
On the third night of this year’s GAZE Film Festival, I listened to Queer historian Tonie Walsh introduce Gregg Araki’s 1992 film The Living End by listing historic events contemporaneous with its release around the city. He talked about how … Continue reading Growing Old at the GAZE Film Festival What is it like to be an old gay?
The animation industry has grown increasingly stale in the last few years, falling into the repetitive and uninspired ‘Disney/Pixar’ look. Boasting originality and alternative stories (as it has from its inception), DreamWorks returns once again to provide a fresh and … Continue reading Puss in Boots: The Last Wish Embracing an Artform
2010 was a big year in the sphere of popular culture. One Direction came third place on the X Factor, Lady Gaga had melomaniacs and vegans alike gasping at her fleshy frock at the VMA’s (both in horror and avant-garde intrigue), … Continue reading Live Action Remakes – Numbing or Nostalgic? Marissa Hennessy gives her take on the deluge of Disney remakes
Image courtesy of A24. Three characters, two numbers, one letter and a production studio named after an Italian highway. We need to talk about A24. What is that little white logo that flashes on screen before most of the … Continue reading The Rise of A24 Ava Bolger explores how one studio dominated the film industry in 10 years.