With Kinds of Kindness, mild-mannered Greek enfant terrible Yorgos Lanthimos has finally returned home to his long-time writing partner Efthimis Filippou (Dogtooth, The Lobster, The Killing of a Sacred Deer) after an extended vacation with screenwriter Tony McNamara (The Favourite, Poor Things). Or perhaps this is the vacation. With a […]
Blake Simons
Blake Simons is a freelance writer and programmer based in London. They studied Film at King's College London, where they founded Queer Film Nights - a weekly screening and discussion group for LGBTQ+ cinema. Their interests include self-reflexive romantic dramas, contemporary Japanese cinema, adaptation between mediums, and self-serious writer bios.
I Saw The TV Glow (2024) An urgent personal plea that could change the world (Review)
The Sympathizer (2024) Drama with a sharp, piercing gaze and political purpose (Preview)
‘Start at the cinema’, commands our protagonist’s interrogator at the open of The Sympathizer, the new HBO miniseries from Park Chan-wook. It’s a statement of intent. When literature is adapted to screen, there’s a tendency for that origin to be overly reflected in the form. For intertitles, verbosity, and establishing […]