My New York Year – Review Carmen Paddock May 22, 2021 Reviews This film was previously reviewed (as My Salinger Year) in February 2020 as part of our Berlinale coverage. Philippe Falardeau’s latest feature is a visual treat. Sara Mishara’s cinematography creates a...
Where Are They Now?: Alien Jack Blackwell May 9, 2017 Features, Nostalgia, Where Are They Now? In the space of three short years, Ridley Scott redefined sci-fi cinema twice with Alien and Blade Runner. In the nearly 40 years since, countless films from a range of genres have owed enormous debts to these...
Your Week In Film: Dick, Dune, Donkey (and Shrek) Stephen O'Nion April 7, 2017 News 1. Sigourney sez Avatar 2 is all ready to go Back in the long long ago, when Your Week In Film was called News Of The Week—how young and foolish we once were—we used to prefix part of the news with some...
A Monster Calls – LFF 2016 Review Joni Blyth January 1, 2017 Reviews Punchy, profound and deeply enchanting, A Monster Calls is a home run for all involved - particularly a stacked cast who all give moving performances tied to a tricky subject, and a director who balances...
Where Are They Now?: Aliens Patrick Taylor July 5, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, Where Are They Now? It's nearly 30 years since James Cameron’s much celebrated Aliens (1986) hit our screens. A film which built on the premise pioneered in the first instalment, Aliens still represents the high watermark for...
Alien, Gravity, and Pacific Rim: The Radical Notion That Women Are People David Brake March 5, 2014 Analysis, Features, Opinion 63 Comments PSA: this piece isn't an argument over whether Stone, Mori, or even Ripley do or don't pass this or that feminist reading. Whilst this writer's opinion is that they do, that particular discussion is already...
