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More meh Than Men| Alex Garland’s Disappointing Neo Folk Horror Has Little To Say About…
Men, the newest film from Alex Garland sees Harper (Jessie Buckley) renting a stately country home from Geoffrey (Rory Kinnear) and using it as a solitary retreat of sorts after a violent separation from her husband (Paapa Essiedu) and a…
Animation Globe Presents Metegol – Argentina
Welcome to Animation Globe where HeadStuff’s animation expert Joseph Learoyd analyses films of the form from around the world. This entry is on 2013 Argentinian animation Metegol
Loosely based on Roberto Fontanarrosa’s short story…
A Banquet Film Review | Clumsy Horror Leaves a Bad Taste
A Banquet, the debut feature from Scottish director Ruth Paxton, sees widowed mother Holly (Sienna Guillory) tested as she deals with her eldest daughter, Betsey’s (Jessica Alexander) purported possession by a higher power.
Opening on…
The Innocents Film Review | Power, Responsibility and Breathtaking Performances
It’s hard not to feel we’re putting a lot of responsibility on the shoulders of the youngest generation. Whether we like to admit it or not, our actions will require them to shoulder many burdens that we are not ready for ourselves:…
We’re All Going To The World’s Fair Film Review | the internet and trans identity
“Its like I can feel myself leaving my body...like its making me someone else” - Casey (Anna Cobb)
A teenager's attic bedroom. We are viewing it from the position of the computer. The room is bathed in moody coloured lightning. UV…
Vortex Film Review | Gaspar Noè’s Latest Ranks Among his Best
Vortex, writer-director Gaspar Noè’s latest picture, is a slow, heartfelt portrait of an elderly couple (Dario Argento and Françoise Lebrun) throughout their day-to-day lives, while respective physical and psychological ailments take their…
An Cailín Ciúin Film Review | An Instant Classic of Irish Cinema
I’m not much of a crier. Not anymore anyway, my parents would have you believe I cried every day of my life until I was seven years old. They’re probably right too, but I digress. I’m not ashamed to admit I let a few tears fall at Colm…
The Twin Film Review | Stylish Scandi-Horror Twists Itself Into Knots
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…
A Holiday By Mistake | 35 Years Of Withnail And I
"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…
Happening Film Review | Unflinching Abortion Drama Rooted in Compassion
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…