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Courtroom Drama The Goldman Case is Both Refreshing and Relevant | IFI French Film Festival
It’s called the trial of the century. Pierre Goldman, a Jewish man of Polish origin, was previously convicted of an armed robbery that ended in a double murder. The fiercely intelligent Goldman wrote a book proclaiming his innocence and…
Keoghan Excels in Emerald Fennell’s Stylish but Undercooked Saltburn
The making of a good sandwich is a difficult thing. Sometimes even the tiniest decision can bring the entire creation down. Pairing ham with cheese? Genius! Adding pesto to some plain ol’ chicken? Wonderful! Adding raw onions to anything?…
Extreme Horror | Argentinian When Evil Lurks Scratches that Nasty Horror Itch
Patrizia Dahlia Thompson is here with the first in a new series on extreme horror! Sit back and get ready to scream!
When Evil Lurks - the fifth film from Demián Rugna - is a nasty horror film. Let me be clear, I mean that in the best…
Bottoms Movie Review | Superbad Meets Fight Club in Seligman’s Delightful Queer Comedy
Following my initial viewing of filmmaker Emma Seligman’s feature-length debut, Shiva Baby, I had a feeling that she would be a name to keep your eyes out for. Having now seen her sophomore…
Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow | A Touching Tribute to a Cult Hero
Cliff Twemlow may not be a name familiar to even ardent cineastes. If anyone is familiar with him, it may be more as a mythic figure. A proud Mancunian, Twemlow was a bodybuilder and nightclub bouncer in the northwest of England in the…
Enter the Clones of BruceExplores the Frequently Bizarre Subgenre of Bruce Lee Knock-offs | IFI…
Having done various breezy documentaries on off-beat cinema stories including video nasties (2004's Ban the Sadist Videos), Dan Curtis (2019's Master of Dark Shadows), Al Adamson (2019's Blood and Flesh), Nottingham lad David Gregory and…
Rock Hudson: All that Heaven Allowed | Solidly Sweet and Undeniably Touching Documentary
It can be easy to assume the lives of closeted public figures are the kind solely defined by self-loathing, marginalization, and poor mental health. Of course, we should not ignore the very real oppressive aspects that come with being…
A Saw Instalment for True Believers | Saw X Review
Warning: whilst I won't discuss the final act, if you care about Saw X spoilers, it's probably best to read this after seeing the film.
An apt comparison for the experience of Saw X-the 10th instalment in the 19 year old franchise - is…
Howerton Stands out in Rowdy MoneyBro Dramedy BlackBerry
The more time passes, the more it feels like the announcement of the first iPhone was the birth of a new world. It wasn’t the first phone that sold itself as a computer in your pocket, but it did define how we used phones – what they could…
EAFFI Discoveries: Next Sohee Balances Condemnation with Compassion
A high school student rehearses a dance routine in front of a mirror. She stumbles, picks herself up, and starts from the beginning. On each run-through, she falls on the same move. After each fall, she rises to her feet. The dancer exits…