Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Two Takes by William Greaves is the new Blu-Ray release from Criterion UK. It contains genuine footage of the Roswell incident, cast-iron evidence of voter fraud, and natural health secrets that THEY don’t want you to know. None of the preceding sentence is true, but if I hadn’t come […]
Reviews
Mouchette (1967) The kind of serious art cinema that just isn’t made anymore (Review)
It can be daunting watching a film with a Mouchette-sized reputation. Robert Bresson’s second adaptation of a novel by Georges Bernanos (after 1951’s Diary of a Country Priest) is one of the most acclaimed works from one of France’s most heavyweight directors; it’s been cited as a favourite by everyone […]
Waxworks (1924): An Iconic Display of German Expressionism (Review)
Possessor (2020) Escaping the Shadow of Horror Royalty (Review)
Goodbye Dragon Inn (2003) A beautiful swan song for a fictional picture house (Review)
Five Easy Pieces (1970) New Hollywood Icon where Jack Nicholson peels back the Persona (Review)
Girlfriends (1978) an agonising, engaging dive into the dark reality of the artist’s breadline (Review)
How You Live Your Story: Selected Works by Kevin Jerome Everson (2005-2020)(Review)
Dawn of the Dead (1978) A guiding light of the zombie genre (Review)
Sweet Charity (1969): a musical for its time and ours (Review)
Put yourself in the mind of a moviegoer in 1969. At the time, it seemed like Hollywood was dying, struggling to compete with new, disruptive home-entertainment innovations. Even if they didn’t exist, though, the industry would be in trouble. Studios were ruinously focused on spectacle-driven tentpole films that were often […]