Film
Memory and Narrative in Miguel Gomes’ Tabu
"Now approaching the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, I return to Miguel Gomes’ 2012 feature Tabu."
‘The Godfather: Part II’ at fifty
The Godfather: Part II is a film about gangsters. It is also a film...
All Of Us Strangers Review – A Haunting Exploration of Love in all its Forms
"In All Of Us Strangers, writer-director Andrew Haigh leads us by the hand into a dreamlike, introspective world. "
‘Bittersweet, immersive and profoundly moving’ – Perfect Days Review
"I don’t think I’ve ever felt so ‘in the moment’ while watching a film as I did with Perfect Days"
Hollywood vs. AI – Is this the end?
"the question on everyone’s lips is: is this the end? The end of special effects teams? The end of video creation? The end of filmmaking?"
Female Rage: Too normal to be so rare
'A quick glance at the TikTok search results for ‘female rage’ tells a very interesting story - women, shouting and expressing their anger without shame, presented as though this is something shocking.'
The Super Mario Bros. Movie – A review
'This movie will make you feel like you’re sitting back at whichever Nintendo console you first met that little, moustached man.'
Normalising transgression: A review of Joyland.
'In Joyland, queerness becomes banal, and patriarchy is revealed to be futile.'
Review of PAMFIR: ‘A raw and unpretentious thriller’
The sounds of heavy breathing and rustling form the first few seconds of Pamfir, the debut feature film of Ukrainian director Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk. These...
Top 10 Films for a Trouble-Free Trinity
'For every bit of stress, there’s a summer day, an approaching sense of closure and a long sprawling summer to keep us going.'
Everything Everywhere All At Once: A Review
"EEAAO is a boundary-breaking, deeply entertaining film that deserves all 11 of its Oscar nominations and more."
In Conversation with “Women Behind the Wheel”
"...we wanted to combine the idea of us as two women traveling along this road... while using our journey as a vehicle or an opportunity to meet local women and gain access to their stories."
Get Your Scream On: The best scares of 2022!
"From homicidal robotic dolls to surreal nightmare dreamscapes, there’s something here for everyone."
International Queer Cinema
"International cinema displays queer lives in all their diversity and beauty, in a range of contexts far wider than we can see in Hollywood."
Éric Rohmer: A French Director’s Refreshing Simplicity
"His films are not as stunning, nor impressive, as might be those of his Nouvelle Vague contemporaries, but peacefully pleasant."
Netflix’s Disappointing Monsters
"As the latest season of Stranger Things demonstrates... not all practical effects are made equal."
Glass Onion Review: Those ‘Knives’ Need Sharpening
Beatrice Ricketts considers whether the latest mystery film from Netflix lives up to Agatha Christie's novels.
Surrealist Film Review: Fellini’s 8½
"It is where Fellini blurs the lines between fantasy and reality that he has produced an authentic filter of a man’s consciousness."
Films to romanticise Oxford
Films, and art in general, hold a unique ability to capture beauty, allowing us to see the grandest settings or the most every day places with awe and wonder.
