Eight Postcards from Utopia: Film Review
Radu Jude’s Eight Postcards From Utopia is a collection of adverts from post-socialist Romania, and a revealing documentary about our relationship with consumer culture.
Memoir of a Snail Review: Soul-Repairing Animation
Adam Elliot’s Memoir of a Snail is a heartwarming stop motion film that breaks your soul into pieces before putting it back together again.
Timestalker Film Review: Journey Through Time
Alice Lowe’s Timestalker takes us on a journey through time for a reincarnation rom-com about a woman falling for the wrong guy.
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl NYFF Film Review
Rungano Nyoni’s On Becoming a Guinea Fowl artfully shows audiences the danger of encouraging silence for the sake of upholding peace and dares them to find their voices.
Hot Fuzz Review: Effortlessly Cool Comedy
Hot Fuzz is a masterclass in comedy filmmaking, with a razor-sharp script and pitch-perfect performances that keep the laughs rolling.
The Damned Film Review: Disarming Genre Bender
Roberto Minervini’s The Damned poetically dissects the complex relationship between duty and purpose against the serene and understated landscape of America’s western frontier.
The Franchise Review: Clever and Kind Satire
HBO’s The Franchise is a delightfully funny and targeted satire that takes aim at superhero movies while leaving fans and creators largely unscathed.
The Last of the Sea Women Review: Urgent & Profound
The Last of the Sea Women opens the audience’s eyes to a reality that many of us may not have been familiar with.
Afternoons of Solitude Film Review: Price of Glory
Albert Serra’s Afternoons of Solitude, an unflinching look at bullfighting star Andrés Roca Rey, is the most brutal and poetic documentary of the year thus far.
Heartstopper Season 3 Review: Romance Maturing
In Season 3 of Heartstopper, the show’s darkest yet, the LGBTQ+ relationships that we’ve grown to love evolve as the characters grow up.
