“Once you get over the one inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films” Bong Jong Ho said this year at the Golden Globes. (Long, 2020).The Oscar winner was referring to the “Hollywood Myopia” towards Foreign Language films, which despite growing critical praise and acclaim, do not benefit … More Art Cinema Practice: Tokyo Story & Wild Strawberries
“Quite possibly my favourite scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark, a film full of truly wonderful scenes, is the sequence in which a swordsman clad in a black robe engages in a display of fearsome swordplay in front of the titular Indiana Jones. Instead of engaging in some kind of prolonged fight with the … More Tom Harvey on The Hit
Roadkill is perhaps my favourite political drama in quite some time. Penned by renowned playwright Michael Hare and starring America’s favourite cynical doctor Hugh Laurie. There are so many attribute that make Roadkill what it is; a plot that pulls you in from the first moment, a mystery that grips you tighter and tighter throughout, … More Roadkill: A Conservative Antihero?
If your father is my father (and mine is) then you probably grew up watching a lot of westerns. The Westerns that live rent free in my father’s mind are not always the most celebrated of cinematic achievements, which I think this is a terrible shame due to their incredible contribution to the art. But … More The Psychological Realism of The Sisters’ Brothers.
This year saw me finally watch the acclaimed Horror series’ The Haunting of Bly Manor and The Haunting of Hill House (in that incorrect order). I had tried to watch The Haunting of Hill House a previous year but found myself unable to follow it and without a clue of what on earth was going … More The Subtle Terror of the Hill House and Bly Manor Ghosts.
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