Following his first two films, Wong Kar-wai left behind any influences and pastiches of Hong Kong filmmakers. What emerges is a postmodern world that is uniquely...
The world of theatre has often taken inspiration from other mediums, sometimes even elevating them beyond their original form. Among the highest grossing musicals of all...
In a kitchen in Gerlan, North Wales, back in the early 2000s, my friend Tom’s TV could access German MTV somehow. It was too expensive to...
Any movie marinating in its love of cats can only make for a joyous partnership with the cinephiles of 2022. A relatively unsung gem of the...
Shakespeare and film have a long and varied history with many takes on the Bards works both in the English language and translated into a plethora...
Awards season is in full swing. Even if the major ceremonies haven’t started yet, the frocks and tuxes are being dry-cleaned as we speak, and the...
At one hundred years old, Japanese cinema remains totemic in its placement in film culture. Japanese cinema is steeped in the nation’s sense of tradition and...
Upon seeing Ghostbusters: Afterlife in the cinema, it was not something I was particularly looking forward to seeing. Like many, I did not want to find...
Wong Kar-wai’s second feature is exemplary of a filmmaker having fleshed out their style and authorial voice, as Days of Being Wild is a melancholic fever...
Wong Kar-wai is, first and foremost, a product, proponent, and perpetuator of the Hong Kong New Wave. From the capitalistic and greed-driven depiction of Hong Kong...
Aah, Film festivals! That 6 am alarm at the weekend so you can grab the last seat for the new must-see film starring Timothee Chalamet. (For...
The public image of the Cannes Film Festival is one of glamour. There’s the backdrop of turquoise waves lapping the sandy beach, chic French Mademoiselles strolling...
Want to start a fight? Ask a group of film fans to discuss which movie deserved its Best Picture Oscar. Oof! Verbal and maybe even physical...
A couple of years ago, when I was covering Cannes, delegates received some sound advice from the head of the festival. He suggested that critics should,...
We’re approaching the business end of awards season, with the BAFTAs and Oscars up in a few weeks, so the excitement should be at fever pitch....
*warning spoilers below* In 1996 the horror genre was on its knees with nowhere else to go. Slasher films had reached the bottom of the barrel,...
Anyone who loves cinema knows that magic moment; the lights go down, the message from the British board of film censors tells you the name of...
The 1998 audience could not have predicted that online conversation would be relied upon as one of the few means of communication during a pandemic, but...