Movies
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Bashu, Beyzaie and the Paradox of Iranian Identity
Few filmmakers have loved their country as deeply or as tenderly, as Bahram Beyzaie loved Iran. A founding father of the…
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My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in…
In 1971, French filmmaker Jacques Rivette made a 13-hour opus called Out 1. Its extended runtime was necessary to encompass the…
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D is for Distance review – a free-associative,…
Although 15 years have passed since the British filmmaker Chris Petit released a film, D Is for Distance sheds light on the reason:…
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The Queer Cinematic Magic of Robyn
‘Dancing On My Own’ is a song which transcends generations. It first appeared in a season four episode of Gossip Girl, shortly after…
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Pompei: Below the Clouds review – a stimulating…
The inner lives of buildings and institutions provide an intriguing and enlivening way of looking at the modern landscape, particularly…
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They Will Kill You review – limb-lopping cartoon…
They Will Kill You opens with a happy family gathered around a dining table. Two young sisters stand out in the dark…
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Kink in the Archive: The pleasures of porn in…
Treating adult film as a material, cultural object allows the Whittinghams to actually manage safe access to these explicit experiences. They…
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Going Underground: Five picks from CPH:DOX
I’ll say this much for CPH:DOX: it’s the only festival where I’ve attended a screening inside a disused reservoir. The building that…
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Video: Ryan Gosling – Jacket Man
If you ever find yourself wandering the streets of east London on a Friday night, maybe a few virgin Sea Breezes into…
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Help to save one of the UK’s oldest cinemas
Can cinephiles not have a moment of peace? Barely eighteen months after London’s beloved Prince Charles Cinema was forced to launch…
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