retrospective
Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker is ripe with philosophical connotations; here, we discuss some of the film’s more prominent ideas.
Although before production considered “too lurid and disgusting”, The Silence of the Lambs is still highly influential to this day. Here are ten reasons why.
With the festival entering its final day, and my screenings complete, I thought my time…
In this analysis of 2007 film Lars And The Real Girl, we talk about how Lars’s delusions are very similar to how we find catharsis in film.
Reservoir Dogs, though seemingly a time capsule due to having premiered 25 years ago, is actually quite potent in today’s post-truth world.
As one of his final curtain calls, Limelight is a sterling reminder of Charlie Chaplin’s contributions to culture and the art of cinema.
A true millennial romance, Scott Pilgrim Vs The World is a great action comedy with an insightful look at teen culture.
One of the first films from Sub-Saharan Africa to make waves on the international stage, Black Girl remains nothing less than masterful.
High Noon, though premiering in 1952, is a film that has great significance today, expressing the strength and power of individual will.
With a series of incredibly eclectic films, the Death Wish franchise is one of the most unique action franchises to ever exist.
Paul Thomas Anderson deeply cares about his characters, and the world that surrounds them. These themes are front and centre in The Master.
Cairo Time is a romantic drama from 2009 set in Egypt that focuses on different women and their perception about relationships and life.
With masterful performances and finely tuned direction, A Streetcar Named Desire is one of the great adaptations of a play in cinema history.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a flawed yet misunderstood film, imbuing some of the best that the franchise has ever had to offer.
La La Land was one of last year’s big hits, and if you’ve read much about it, you’ve probably heard Jacques Demy cited as an influence. And he should be – not for nothing does the word “parapluies” appear near the place where La La Land’s main character works, a direct shout-out to the French title of Demy’s The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Of course, it would be a mistake to put too much emphasis on him when La La Land draws on plenty of other influences, including various strains of American musical, Nicholas Ray, Powell and Pressburger, and maybe even Alfred Hitchc*ck.