Carys Manjdadria-Jenkins analyses the effect of Amanda Rice’s documentary on analogue media and animal extinction, The Flesh of Language. The body of analogue media and …
The Flesh of Language (2024)
Don’t Read While You Eat
Sothysen Tuyor reconsiders Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) fifty years after its release and three years after being voted …
Salt of the Earth (1954): The Ultimate Red Scare Counter-Narrative
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 …
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 …