A reflection. An image all too familiar from countless bouts of repetition, inscribed into the mind. The shadows, the sheen, the sounds-they’re all the same. …
Metatextuality and ‘The Matrix Resurrections’
‘Drive My Car’ (2021) Review
Madeline Choi reviews Ryūsuke Hamaguchi’s thoughtfully moving adaptation of Murakami. “The script is a vehicle”— Dir. Ryūsuke Hamaguchi Expanding from Haruki Murakami’s short story of …
‘Don’t Look Up’ (2021) Review: Dissecting the Comet
Sungleen Moon reviews Netflix’s star-studded drama film on environmental awareness. We hurtle into the opening of Don’t Look Up (2021) where edgy-Millenial PhD candidate Jennifer …
The Best Films We Watched This Year
Yearly roundup lists highlight the best films to come out that year, they can be a tool to lift smaller films out of obscurity, or …
Our Favourite Films from 2021
It feels a little strange to talk about new releases in 2021, doesn’t it? So many films that were originally destined for release in 2020 …
‘A Tale of Love and Desire’ (2021) Review
Alexia Mihaila reviews a coming-of-age romance which explores French-Arab culture and boundaries of consent A Tale of Love and Desire leads with the case of …
‘House of Gucci’ Review: Not a Classic, Mostly Chaotic
Shayeza Walid reviews the controversial blockbuster dominating online discourse When the House of Gucci trailer was released earlier this year, the movie seemed to have …
Our Unconventional Festive Watchlist
We’re having a bit of an unconventional winter this year, to say the least, so the editors-in-chief thought we would put together a list of …
‘The Card Counter’ (2021) Review
Aryan Tauqeer reviews Paul Schrader’s newest directorial venture. A mirror image of many of the traits he writes for his characters, Paul Schrader has grown …
LKFF 2021: ‘Shades of the Heart’ Review
Madeline Choi reviews Kim Jong Kwan’s anthology exploration of grief and artistic creation. A meditation on modern loneliness, director and screenwriter Kim Jong Kwan’s character-driven …