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Image from the film 'Iorram (Boat Song)'. Three boats sit in the water, a fairly small blue boat sits at the centre, with a smaller brown boat to its left. Between them, two men on a lifeboat paddle towards the bigger boat.

GFF REVIEW: ‘Iorram (Boat Song)’ (2021) is a Gentle Collage of Living History

By: Jack Cameron 4th Mar 20211st Mar 2021

Festivals, Film, Reviews, Uncategorizedgff, glasgow film festival, iorram, iorram (boat song)Leave a Comment

Iorram is a piece of actual history presented as cinema. Or more accurately, as its subtitle suggests, as a piece of traditional poetry and song.

REVIEW: ‘One Night in Miami’ (2020) is a Triumph of Black Humanity

By: Bailey Herdé 28th Feb 202126th Feb 2021

Featured, Film, Reviews, UncategorizedAldis Hodge, Eli Goree, Jim Brown, Jr., Kemp Powers, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Leslie Odom, Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, One Night in Miami, Regina King, Sam CookeLeave a Comment

King expertly strips away the trappings of fame and the burdens of hindsight to reveal the self-doubting, exhausted men underneath these imposing legends as they spend their night in Miami.

Does the New Year’s ‘Doctor Who’ Special Highlight a Failing Show?

By: Ceridwen Millington 22nd Jan 202121st Jan 2021

Opinion, TV, Uncategorizedbbc, david tennant, doctor who, jodie whittaker, matt smith, peter capaldiLeave a Comment

Doctor Who has moved to New Year from its traditional Christmas Day slot. What does a festive special mean to the show, and are both no longer essential viewing?

Image is from the film 'Onibaba'. A woman tries to pull a grotesque mask from her face. The image is in black and white.

Black Cats and Monster Masks: The Other Side of Horror in ‘Onibaba’ (1964) and ‘Kuroneko’ (1968)

By: Jack Cameron 20th Nov 202019th Nov 2020

Uncategorizeddouble-bills, Horror, Japan, Kuronkeo, Onibaba, world cinemaLeave a Comment

Onibaba and Kuroneko do not seek to instil fear through a series of frights and scares. Instead, they plunge their hands into the horror of reality and prove that humanity already has plenty of things to be scared of.

Pennywise the clown smiles creepily in blue lighting with two windows glowing behind him

31 Days of Horror: Week Four Roundup

Four weeks down, one to go! In the penultimate week of the 31 Days of Horror challenge, I decided to focus on films that have been sitting in my watchlist for far too long. Though I found some films to be disappointing, there were some gems hidden in the pile, making for a great week of horror films.

Villanelle and Eve gaze at one another in the kitchen.

The Queer Sexual Tension in Detective Stories

Obsession, devotion, pursuit – all can be acts synonymous to falling in love. However, they are also the key elements for a detective cat-and-mouse story. The relationship between a detective and the criminal they hunt is one that – in many great crime stories – becomes intimately close. They chase each other, play with each…

Image shows Ruth (Jessy Barden) standing in front of an industrial plant.

TIFF INDUSTRY SELECTS REVIEW: ‘Holler’ (2020) Impresses With Biting Criticism

By: Joel Whitaker 14th Sep 202014th Sep 2020

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Precariousness of employment in America is something of a hot topic at the moment. With a President repeatedly promising more jobs despite record unemployment, Nicole Riegel’s debut Holler (2020) looks into the heart of industrial America and creates a coming of age film that captures the essence of Trump’s presidency.

Image is from the film Blinders. Late at night, a man drives his car in an unknown city.

FRIGHTFEST REVIEW: ‘Blinders’ (2020) is an Engaging Study of Entitlement

By: wsahmad 11th Sep 202010th Sep 2020

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Writer and director Tyler Savage attempts to deconstruct the Los Angeles stereotype by initially leaning into it before ruthlessly tearing it apart.

“Well I would say I’m just drifting”: Quarter-Life Crisis Films Through the Ages

By: samniccy 31st Jul 202027th Jul 2020

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how similar are ‘quarter-life crisis’ films through the ages? How does each generations’ respective cinematic touchstone reflect its constituency’s crisis?

Tony Scott's Man on Fire. Denzel Washington leans against a green Volkswagen Beetle, aiming a gun off-camera.

Criminal Record #6 – Denzel Washington and the Value of Charisma

By: fedortot 30th Jun 202029th Jun 2020

Columns, Criminal Record, Featured, Film, UncategorizedAnthony Fuqua, Criminal Record, Denzel Washington, Inside Man, Man on Fire, Spike Lee, The Equalizer, The Taking of Pelham 123, Tony ScottLeave a Comment

From police procedurals to heists, American film noir and French policiers via South Korean serial killers, Criminal Record is a column delving into the rich and heady cinematic history of crime films. This time, a look at Denzel Washington’s career as a crime film leading man.