Edward Lahner looks back on Herbert J Biberman’s Salt of the Earth, telling the remarkable tale of its production and reception history from the McCarthy …
Salt of the Earth (1954): The Ultimate Red Scare Counter-Narrative
Nickel Boys (2024)
Our festival correspondent Carys Manjdadria-Jenkins considers RaMell Ross’ Nickel Boys (2024) and the fleshing-out effect of film. Since we first put celluloid to screen, assembly …
How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (2024)
Caleb Tan reviews Thai comedy drama How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, a tear-jerking box-office sensation that has warmed the cockles of many hearts …
Committee Christmas Watchlist!
Merry Christmas Eve! If your household is anything like mine, the tree is twinkling, the wine is mulling, the mince pies are being munched on, …
The Post-LFF Debrief
Rarely does opinion not benefit from the weight of a little time to test its strength, to see whether it holds or bends. The first …
All We Imagine as Light (LFF 2024)
In A Nutshell: A stunning exploration of life and the search for connection against the backdrop of a developing country. Aftertaste: Tastes like, or rather …
★ A STUDENT’S GUIDE TO THE VENICE FILM FESTIVAL ★
For any true cinema lover, attending a film festival is an experience one should relish at least once in a lifetime. The collective magnetic energy …
The Room Next Door (2024)– Framed by death but full of life.
Nutshell: A chic polished departure. Aftertaste: A refreshing, ice-cold glass of blood orange juice—its initial sweetness bursting with the vitality of life, followed by a …
London Film Festival 2024: Your Whistle-stop Tour
It would be no exaggeration to say that when the announcement was made that the film to close the 68th BFI London Film Festival would …
Interview: ‘The Stimming Pool’ (LFF 2024)
Storytelling often finds itself on that straight and narrow path which begins with a beginning and ends with an end. The Stimming Pool (2024), however, …