The Voices is a tale of madness, it deals with a psychopath who visits violence on others, and who lives in a world populated by angels and talking animals. The story fluctuates between comedy and violence, and views the world … Continue reading The Voices (2014) Film Review: Some See Angels
Gia Coppola, niece of Sophia, and granddaughter of Francis, explores teen lust, and boredom in her sophomore effort Palo Alto. Adapted from James Franco’s slight literary work, a collection of short stories about being young in the small Californian town, … Continue reading The Kids are Making Movies (Palo Alto Review)
Alicia (Juno Temple) finds madness in the Chilean backwaters in Sebastian Silva’s troubling psychological horror Magic Magic. Magic Magic is the second collaboration between Michael Cera and Chilean director Sebastian Silva. The first was the hallucinogenic road trip Crystal Fairy … Continue reading Magic Magic (2013) Film Review: Madness and Hallucinations in the Chilean Backwaters
Animals is the story of a young homeless couple who live in a broken car. They cruise around, killing time, and they steal in order to fund their spiraling heroin addiction. Animals is a low budget indie that considers some … Continue reading Animals (2014) Film Review: Love and Hard Drugs
John Maclean’s directorial debut is a film for fans of cinema. It riffs on Western genre conventions, its cinematography, and the traditionally romanticised outlaw narrative. There’s a simplicity at the heart of the narrative of the Old West, its gunslingers, … Continue reading Slow West (2015) Film Review
Kurt Cobain is a pop culture icon and his story is well documented. He was the Seattle rocker who formed Nirvana and joined the ‘club’ but Montage of Heck explores the man behind the mythology and leaves the music to … Continue reading Montage of Heck (2015) Film Review
Peter Strickland’s film is a character study that considers the structures of power within a lesbian relationship as they fluctuate between dominance and subservience. The Duke of Burgundy shows that erotica can have substance and doesn’t just exist for male … Continue reading The Fracturing of the Male Gaze in The Duke of Burgundy (2014)
Just a quick post today. I’ve received the proof copy of Cinema Door magazine and I’ve spent the day editing and tweaking the text. Get in touch if you’d like a copy. They cost £10 each (including postage). I’ll sort … Continue reading Cinema Door Magazine (Update)
