Time’s up on the under-examined Hollywood staple of on screen gun violence and glamourisation
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Unlisted Owner
There are some found-footage films out there today which could serve as hopeful signs that the genre isn’t slowly and painfully asphyxiating itself after all. Unfortunately, this is not that film.
Read More Let the Corpses Tan
Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani are arguably the most controversial duo in horror. Famed for their mysterious, enigmatic forays into giallo – Amer and The Strange Colour of Your Body’s Tears – they’re the masters of sellable obscurity. Many have interpreted these pieces as hollow imitations of far more genuine works, or otherwise as meaningless…
Read More The Story of a Satellite
There are some mistakes that first time, low budget filmmakers seem prone to making. The Story of a Satellite could actually be conveyed as a spoof film parodying those issues, were it not so clearly genuine. Welcome to Film School 101.
Read More The Battle of the Formats: The Golden Ratio
Aspect ratios are the window through which we view movies. Whether you’re watching on your iPhone or the BFI IMAX, the filmmaker has decided how much footage they want you to see at any one time. But exactly how much footage is the right amount of footage?
Read More The Battle of the Formats: LieMAX
Formats, for better or worse, define the cinematic experience: how big is the screen? What’s the aspect ratio? Digital or projection? What’s the seating arrangement? With The Battle of the Formats, I’m gonna be addressing a number of different topics around the physical presentation of films to help you inform how to have the ultimate…
Read More Anti Matter
From independent writer and director Keir Burrows comes a smart, stylish, and ultimately riveting techno-thriller unlike anything else out there today.
Read More Baby Driver
Edgar Wright’s latest film is a fast-paced, high-octane action thriller which manages to serve up humour and romance to the pulse of a chic soundtrack.
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