Film

“I don’t think you want to peel that onion.” – Nadia Vulvokov After the triumph of 2019's mind-bending Netflix series Russian Doll, Natasha Lyonne revisits her twisted moral compass, Nadia Vulvokov. With the praise and awards for the…

This review may contain spoilers The Twin, written by Taneli Mustonen and Aleksi Hyvärinen, and directed by Mustonen, sees Rachel and Anthony (Teresa Palmer and Steven Cree) move to a small, idyllic village in the Finnish countryside…

2008 is often cited as the beginning of modern American cinema. It was the year in which Marvel began its journey to world domination and The Dark Knight gave superhero movies the credibility they still desperately crave. Bad Boys for Life…

Heartstopper is a close-to-perfect TV series. Beautifully presented and thoughtfully cast, it chronicles a simple love story of two teenage boys who must each overcome difficulties of identity in order to be together. What sets …

"If you're hanging on to a rising balloon, you're presented with a difficult decision" - Danny  What Withnail And I achieves, is the promise so many movies have falsely laid claim to - perfection. Laden with equal amounts of wit and…

This week, Stephen and Andrew are joined by returning guest and fellow HeadStuff writer Mark Conroy to discuss the career of America’s favourite soulful sad sack Richard Jenkins. From comedy in Burn After Reading and Step Brothers to horror…

With Netflix recently releasing the series Hanma Baki – Son of Ogre, the third season of the modern Baki anime adaptation, and love for the series growing after a 17-year gap from the original Baki the Grappler anime, there’s no better…

It’s difficult not to compare Audrey Diwan’s brutal, bracing Happening to Eliza Hittman’s Never Rarely Sometimes Always or Cristian Mungiu’s 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days. Granted, given they are all three accomplished dramas detailing…

As far as I can ascertain, it seems like zombie movies are fewer and farther in between recently. Perhaps we’re getting tired of seeing rabid droves mindlessly following the latest fad (your own personal politics will permit you to decide…

First there was The Witch back in 2015 and then there was The Lighthouse in 2019. Two Robert Eggers movies that pushed the boundaries of the horror genre with hallucinatory execution, menacing atmosphere and arthouse flair paving the way…