It’s been a while since we did a B-sides show – those intermittent collections of new cinema releases that we didn’t cover at the time of release. And that’s largely because, er, there aren’t any cinemas open – but that doesn’t stop Sarah, Rob and Graham from having some films […]
World War I
Westfront 1918 & Kameradschaft (1930/1) One of Germany’s best at the peak of his powers (Review)
J’Accuse (1938) World War I Historical Epic with Silent Film and Grindhouse Brio (Review)
In literature, the phrase J’accuse is most associated with Émile Zola, who used it for the title of an essay accusing the French government of corruption and anti-Semitism in the case of Alfred Dreyfus. (Dreyfus, a Jewish artillery officer, was charged with treason in a clumsy attempt to cover up […]
A Month in the Country (1987) An Elegant, overlooked film about the strength of the human spirit (Review)
Wings (1927): Silent Spectacle and the legendary birth of the Blockbuster (Review)
Reviewing silent cinema is a difficult task, evaluating something so antiquated with the sensibilities of the modern era requires the ability to look past modernity and adopt an eye keyed into the gaze they were first viewed with. Failing that, legacy is always an entry point into the early days […]