The Russians do no wrong: ‘Loveless’ aches in all the right ways
The film opens with quiet, breathless nature scenes. It’s almost documentary-like: birds glide across a white lake, almost...
Luisa Mitchell
‘Isle of Dogs’: Wes Anderson’s hilarious ode to man’s best friend
Wes Anderson’s latest cinematic gem pushes through the rough and comes out shining on the other side. Isle...
Endless possibility and endless disappointment: ‘The Endless’
When I watched the trailer for The Endless I was immediately intrigued and enthralled. Two brothers return to...
Empathising with a refugee: Artist-turned-activist Ai Weiwei opens my eyes with documentary ‘Human Flow’
It is no surprise that Ai Weiwei, China’s most famous activist and contemporary artist, chose to call his...
Dark Fears and Comedy Interwoven in ‘Phantom Thread’: Daniel Day-Lewis’ and Paul Thomas Anderson’s Final Masterpiece
“This film has been very divisive, so I’d love to hear what you think about it.” The Universal...
Truth and Tall Tales in Rocko-Doco, ‘Meal Tickets’: The True(?) Meaning of Success
Meal Tickets is one of the best critically acclaimed rock’n’ roll documentaries (or ‘rocko-docos’) to come out in...
Down the Rabbit Hole with Frank Mitchell: Why Blazing Swan is a Real-life Wonderland
“Blazing Swan is a community, and some might say, a way of life.” I sat down with Frank...
Lady Bird: A Journey from Adolescence to Adulthood and All the Messiness In Between
Handed to me in the form of wonderful nostalgic emotion and humour, Lady Bird (2017) was a delight,...
Fake News, Nixon, Trump, and Meryl Streep Shitting on The Man: ‘The Post’
Pulled in, and swept away. That is the immediate sensation that this film gives you. It isn’t one...
‘The Secret Scripture’: An Open Cliché
I arrived late to a film I was genuinely excited to see; I love a good historical drama...
