An adventure sixteen years in the making, Laika’s sixth official feature film is its most ambitious undertaking to date. The studio behind groundbreaking works of …
Wildwood: One of the Best Animated Films of the Decade
‘Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother’: Feet, Faith, and Forgiveness
My mother has this irksome habit of citing Hadith to get her children to do things. Her favourite, by far, has always been “Heaven lies …
The MIFF “Diaries” (Part Two)
Interior of The Forum theatre for the screening of Filipiñana, in the picture it displays an ad for Asahi (Source: own photograph) Day Two and …
The MIFF “Diaries” (Part One)
Screens in the lobby of the Capitol Theatre in full festival mode (Source: Own photograph) Writer’s Note: This was written some days after my return …
The Clash of Codes: Professionalism and Romanticism in the Films of Howard Hawks and Michael Mann
SPOILERS FOR BOTH HAWKS’ AND MANN’S FILMS When we think about films that involve a collective of professionals, they often dominate the list of the …
“Wuthering Heights” Review
Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” is confronting. For instance, audiences are made to listen to moaning — of pain or pleasure, it is indistinguishable — for …
“I Love LA” – A Review
In Rachel Sennott’s new HBO show, I Love LA, Charlie – one of the four leads – says, ‘ Ugh, I hate inside jokes. It’s …
Mint (Charlotte Regan, 2026) Preview
Mint follows the story of Shannon (Emma Laird), a daughter of a crime boss, as her search for love takes her to the gaze of …
Opinion Piece: Writing The Worst Person in the World
Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World (2021) has been quite well-received: it has a rating of 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and 4.1 on …
Timothée Chalamet: A Champion of Cinema Only?
Timothée Chalamet has been at the forefront of the film industry for close to a decade, but his recent comments about ballet and opera have …