“Our flames are cellophane, our smoke is cotton wool, and our tears are lube,” Adam Elliot said of his latest stop motion animation feature, Memoir of a Snail, to a… Read More
Memoir of a Snail : MIFF review
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The Old Oak / Cunard British Film Festival
Nominated for the 2023 Palme d’Or and rumoured to be the renowned director’s last film (and at 87 years old who can blame the guy), Ken Loach’s new film The… Read More
Review: Sick of Myself
In a world where 15 minutes of fame is not enough, what measures is one willing to take to get the attention they “deserve”? That’s a question director, Kristoffer Borgli… Read More
Godland
Terribly beautiful is one succinct way to describe this Danish-Icelandic drama that world-premiered at this year’s Cannes Un Certain Regard. Definitely a slow burn, Godland takes us on the journey of a… Read More
Phantom of the Open
A heartwarming biopic of one of the most relatable, resilient, unsung heroes of the retro decades. In a vivid retelling of a David and Goliath story, Maurice Flitcroft’s journey showcases… Read More
Hatching : Review
Finnish film director and screenwriter, Hanna Bergholm, debuts Hatching as her first feature film at Sundance Film Festival 2022. The original concept held a young boy at its centre,… Read More
The Innocents : Review
With notable collaborative works alongside Joachim Tier with The Worst Person in the World (2021) and Thelma (2017), and directing and writing his own works such as Blind (2014); Eskil… Read More
Ashes fo Time / Wong Kar Wai
Ashes of Time (1994) presents Wong Kar Wai’s ambitious take on the martial arts genre, wuxia (武侠- literally translating to “martial heroes”). Ashes of Time: Redux (2008) is the re-edited… Read More
Chungking Express – Wong Kar Wai
Chungking Express is one of the best introductory films to Wong Kar Wai’s work. Chronicling two separate stories about two charming but lovelorn policemen, they are seamlessly brought together by… Read More
Days of Being Wild – Wong Kar Wai
Days of Being Wild begins to flesh out the Wong Kar Wai’s cinematic world, using the potent imagery of early 60’s Hong Kong and the Philippines to entangle a… Read More