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Nov 282 min read

‘L’amour Ouf’ Review: Between Gangsters And Romance

Set in 1980s France, L’amour ouf ( Beating Hearts , 2024) is a captivating and emotional adaptation of Thomas Neville's novel Jackie...

Oct 204 min read

CONTROL YOURSELF!: Reviewing The Substance And The Phenomenon Of The Comically Grotesque.

★★★☆☆ Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance has stood out in recent weeks amongst the crescendo of horror releases leading up to Halloween as a...

Jan 174 min read

‘Queendom’ Review: 'Destructive Appearances Cause Incidents'

Following an artist in her endeavour to fuse art and activism on the streets of Russia with otherworldly costumes, Queendom is not only a...

Oct 28, 20234 min read

'The Bikeriders' LFF 2023 Review: A Wild Ride Not All That Wild

In mid-twentieth-century America, the steed became metal. The elegant, slender physique of the horse was replaced by fat metal tyres and...

Sep 30, 20234 min read

‘El Conde’ Review: Amusing Vampire Satire Flies Too Close To The Sun

The central idea posed by El Conde (2023), the latest work by Chilean director Pablo Larraín, reads almost like an insane conspiracy...

Aug 17, 20234 min read

‘Barbie’ Review: Barbie Girl Finds Out Life Is Not So Fantastic

With the build-up of ingenious marketing and an impressive cast, people have flooded the cinemas in pink to celebrate this cinematic...

Jun 5, 20192 min read

Sasha Polak's 'Dirty God' does not want your pity, but rather wants to widen your perspe

The world needed this film. From the first few magnetic minutes, Sasha Polak’s Dirty God grabs hold of you, long after the credits have...

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