FIlm Review
Full Frame Review: Capturing the Flag
American politics has been in a state of flux for the last few years, culminating with the surprise victory of Donald Trump to become the 45th President of the United States of America. However, the legitimacy of his win has been called into question on several counts. Most recently due to the power of outside …
Film Review: Devil’s Freedom
Documentaries can serve as many things but one of their most important roles is that of providing testimony. Not every atrocity can be captured on camera. There are many different ways to hold the guilty to rights but there’s not always the chance for justice, and all too often the victims do not get a …
Film Review: I Kill Giants
One of the most creative and innovative areas of new writing over the last decade has been in independent comics and graphic novels. Some of the most notable recent examples include Emily Carroll’s Through the Woods, David Mazzucchelli’s Asterios Polyp and Craig Thompson’s Habibi. All are beautiful creations. When it comes to these works being …
Film Review: 120 Beats Per Minute
Since being clinically observed for the first time in 1981, AIDS has been one of the most aggressive and stigmatised diseases to blight the world. Whilst now largely under control in the Developed World, it’s still terrorising poorer nations; including much of Africa. However, it cut through the homosexual community like a plague in the …
Film Review: Between Land and Sea
The sea has long proved an obsession for man. Writers, poets and musicians have drawn inspiration from, and been guided by, their relationship with bodies of water for centuries. Some are on a quest to tame it. Others just want to bask in its omnipotence. There are those though who wish to ride it. Surfers …
Film Review: The Islands and The Whales
Over the past decade there has been a renewed consciousness around environmental and animal rights issues. However, documentarians are now shining the light on the local issues surrounding controversial topics. Just about everyone in the Western world would agree that whale hunting is abhorrent. However, as Mike Day’s new film The Islands and The Whales …
Film Review – Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist
When it comes to the world of high couture it’s generally all a bit snobby, stuffy, elitist and conservative. Think Phantom Thread, and then some. When Vivienne Westwood came along it was a shock for the industry. They tried ignoring her. They tried humiliating her. But, she would never give in, eventually gaining the recognition …
Film Review: Dark Beacon
Grief and loss will do strange things to the strongest people. However, one universal truth is that it’s incredibly difficult to let go and move on with your life. Whilst as the saying goes, time is the greatest healer, for some the pain will not fade quickly enough. They need a complete break in order …
Film Review: Gholam
Asghar Farhadi is without doubt one of the most consistently impressive living filmmakers. With a string of awards under his belt, the Iranian’s films are always worth seeking out. One of his most frequent collaborators is Shahab Hosseini. They worked together on About Elly, A Separation and The Salesman. The latter won Farhadi Best Actor …
Film Review: Have A Nice Day
Given the events of the last few years, the future doesn’t exactly look rosy. The global political climate seems to go from bad to worse whilst we seem hell-bent on destroying the environment before lunch. Over the past couple of decades, China has been rapidly catching up with the rest of the developed world. Along …