As we near the end of the film festival season, one highlight across the board has been Ronan Day-Lewis’s Anemone. After world-premiering at the New York Film Festival, praise and press for the stormy, Yorkshire-set picture have eclipsed some of the other strong releases. The fanfare surrounding the festival’s premiere wasn’t just about a son’s bold directorial… Continue reading Daniel Day-Lewis’ Refined Mastery
Nolan. Tarantino. Scorsese. Spielberg. These names are synonymous with the term: master of cinema and are often mentioned when one discusses the great directors of our time. All have brought us groundbreaking stories, timeless classics and masterpieces that have stood the test of time. However, there is one name that is left out. David Fincher. Whilst he is highly acclaimed and has been Oscar-nominated three times; the masterpieces he has made are all well-known and frequently cited… Continue reading Directed Focus: David Fincher
Picture this – a street in Northeast London, a row of houses, two storeys, lines of windows punctuated by front doors, garden walls, wheelie bins. Look up to the roofs, tiles, chimney pots. Now, imagine a bed on one of those roofs, white wrought iron frame, red crochet blanket. It was here – on the roof – that… Continue reading Power to the people: an interview with artist and filmmaker Daniel Edelstyn
From watching a blockbuster at the cinema to watching a program on Netflix, the entertainment industry has had to adapt at a rapid pace to be able to keep up with demand from audiences. But to what detriment? For starters, the movie industry has produced multiple classics over the years. This ranging from the 1950s… Continue reading The Slop Era Is Upon Us
Alice Lowe’s Timestalker is an inventive, genre-bending dark comedy that traverses time, love and existential questions with her signature sharp wit and emotional depth. Following her critically acclaimed debut feature Prevenge (2016), Lowe returns with a more ambitious and stylistically experimental project. In Timestalker, she once again demonstrates her unique voice, blending comedy with moments… Continue reading Timestalker: Alice Lowe’s darkly hilarious journey through love and time
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight will write the script for the next James Bond film, Amazon MGM Studios has announced. It marks the latest step in a major overhaul of the iconic British spy franchise, following Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson handing over creative control to Amazon as part of a lucrative deal. Knight… Continue reading Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight to write next James Bond film
Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia’s new film, All We Imagine as Light, won the prestigious Grand Prix award at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in May. The film exhibits an Indianness that is distinctive from the one most frequently represented globally. Within mainstream Hindi cinema, India is often presented as a homogenous Hindu, upper-caste, middle-class Hindi-speaking nation. In western… Continue reading Payal Kapadia’s ‘All We Imagine As Light’ disrupts popular narratives of Mumbai
Hours before the 2024 MUBI Fest in Istanbul was set to begin, the festival received notification from the Istanbul Kadıköy District Governorship that Luca Guadagnino’s Queer, scheduled as the opening night film, had been banned in Turkey. The official government statement cited the film’s “provocative content that could disrupt public order” and said the ban… Continue reading MUBI cancels Istanbul festival after Turkish government bans Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Queer’
The Dr. Strangelove stage adaptation at London’s Noel Coward Theatre delivers a hilarious, engaging, and thought-provoking experience. Armando Iannucci’s adaptation, directed by Sean Foley, stays faithful to Stanley Kubrick’s Cold War satire while providing a fresh theatrical spin. Steve Coogan, taking on the roles of Captain Mandrake, Dr. Strangelove, President Muffley, and Major TJ Kong,… Continue reading Steve Coogan shines in Dr. Strangelove: a hilarious, faithful spin on Kubrick’s classic from Armando Ianucci
Ridley Scott’s 1977 debut, The Duellists, is often hailed as one of his most visually stunning films, and any list of the best Scott films would be incomplete without it. Premiering at the Cannes Film Festival, The Duellists received critical acclaim and won the prestigious Best First Film prize. However, according to Scott, it was… Continue reading Ridley Scott claims ‘The Duellists’ was supposed to win the Palme d’Or, but the jury was “bribed”
