Ready or Not – Review Alex Goldstein September 27, 2019 Reviews Who's up for some literal class war? Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett's pitch-black horror comedy wears its politics on its sleeve, and is mostly the better for it. Ready or Not sets its dissection...
Images of Insanity: How Polanski Disrupts Gender in Cul-De-Sac Tom Bond March 1, 2017 Analysis, Close-Up, Features On an island, anything can happen. Isolated geographically, they form spaces separate from the rest of society where new rules apply and existing norms can be challenged and disrupted. It’s been this way...
Short of the Week – My Wrongs #8245-8249 & 117 Conor Morgan January 26, 2015 Features, Independent, Short of the Week http://vimeo.com/17438937 The warped mind of black comedy genius Chris Morris won a BAFTA for My Wrongs #8245-8249 & 117, a title that refers to the most recent in a long list of wrongdoings committed...
A Love Letter To… In Bruges Conor Morgan July 2, 2014 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia 1 Comment In Bruges is a 2008 black comedy, written and directed by playwright Martin McDonagh. His feature debut, it centres on Irish hitmen Ken and Ray (Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell respectively). After a bungled...
Nebraska – Review Christopher Preston December 11, 2013 Reviews 1 Comment Nebraska has a destination, but Alexander Payne is in no hurry to get us there. His new movie ambles along gently; clippity-clopping towards its pot of gold, while it gazes back into the past. Its strength...
