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Film of the week: Don’t Look Now (Roeg, 1973)
Nicolas Roeg’s haunting masterpiece retains its place in cinema as one of the greatest horror films ever made. Adapted from Daphne du...

oliverjlwebb
Sep 22, 20202 min read


Film of the Week: Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion
In David Mirkin and Robin Schiff’s cult slacker-comedy, Romy and Michele get lost; they look; they find each other... time after time.

Alex Harper
Sep 3, 20203 min read


Film of the Week: Boy Erased
Tough but important, Joel Edgerton’s Boy Erased shows that horror isn’t just in how a film looks and feels, but how it makes you feel.

Alex Harper
Aug 12, 20204 min read


Film of the week: Frances Ha (Baumbach, 2012)
Directed by Noah Baumbach and written by Baumbach and Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha is a joyously exuberant film about the struggles of a 27...

oliverjlwebb
Jul 31, 20202 min read


Film of the week: Reprise (Trier, 2006)
Joachim Trier’s debut film, Reprise, opens with best friends Phillip and Erik posting their manuscripts, both with the hope of getting...

oliverjlwebb
Jul 24, 20202 min read


Film of the week: The Goob (Myhill, 2014)
“Have a good life son, if you can get out of this shithole,” says the bus driver in the opening scene of The Goob, as 16 year old Goob...

oliverjlwebb
Jun 16, 20202 min read


Film of the week: Picnic at Hanging Rock (Weir, 1975)
With its breath-taking impressionistic cinematography and perpetual tale of a disappearance of three schoolgirls and their school...

oliverjlwebb
May 29, 20202 min read
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