Milo Garner revisits Terrence Malick’s 20-year-old war epic. The opening shot of The Thin Red Line (1998) features a crocodile dipping into water and submerging itself. The image connotes nature as […]
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‘Annihilation’ Review
Milo Garner reviews the highly anticipated scifi released on Netflix earlier this month. Alex Garland’s sophomore picture, the grandly-titled Annihilation, seems to promise high-concept sci-fi. This is a genre returning […]
‘The Touch’ Retrospective Review
Milo Garner looks back at a lesser-known Bergman through a fresh 2K restoration. The Touch (Beröringen) is, quite surprisingly, one of Ingmar Bergman’s most obscure films. It came out in 1971, […]
‘Scenes from a Marriage’ Review
Milo Garner revisits Ingmar Bergman’s study of a couple’s relationship. A masterwork that gathers many of Bergman’s key concerns in his post-Winter Light filmography, the miniseries Scenes from a Marriage is […]
Mizoguchi for Her: Woman in ‘The Life of Oharu’
Milo Garner takes a look at the celebrated Japanese director’s feminist legacy. Kenji Mizoguchi, born in 1898, was a giant of Japanese cinema. Active from the 1920s, he made his […]
‘A Matter of Life and Death’ Retrospective Review
Milo Garner reconsiders #20 on the BFI’s Best 100 British Films list, recently restored and returned to the big screen. By late 1945, Anglo-American relations were particularly frayed. Despite their support […]
‘Good Time’ Review
Milo Garner reviews the Safdie Brothers’ latest film. Like the Safdie Brothers’ last film, Heaven Knows What, Good Time is primarily set on the streets of New York. But opposing the […]
London Film Festival: ‘Happy End’ Review
Milo Garner reviews Haneke’s latest drama. Happy End is not a title one would expect to see attached to a film by Michael Haneke. Haneke’s films are typified by their […]
London Film Festival: ‘Let The Sunshine In’ (‘Un beau soleil intérieur’) Review
Milo Garner examines Claire Denis’ latest dramatic feature. Michael Hanake’s Happy End seemed novel in its comedic contrast to his typically austere filmography, but he isn’t alone in this sudden […]
London Film Festival: ‘Call Me By Your Name’ Review
It’s festival season! The FilmSoc blog is covering the BFI’s 61st London Film Festival (4-15 October), diving into the myriad of films and events on offer to deliver reviews. Milo […]