The Testament of Ann Lee review – expands the possibilities of filmed biography
Mona Fastvold creates a bold and intoxicating meta-musical that chronicles the eventful life and times of Ann Lee, one of the founders of religiou…
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Reprise and the search for authorial integrity
With Sentimental Value winning universal acclaim, we visit Joachim Trier's 2006 debut about two best friends attempting to become literary gre…
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The Moment review – it's not that easy being green
Charli XCX stars as a fictionalised version of herself in Aidan Zamiri's debut, telling the mostly, sort of, kind of true story of 2024's …
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In praise of crying at the cinema
The dark of the matinee provides a safe space for emotional outpouring. There’s something oddly comforting to me about sitting in the cinema with…
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Mona Fastvold: ‘I’m always searching for the perfect choreography between the camera and the performer’
The maker of The Testament of Ann Lee on creating a radical biography that’s forged in ecstatic song. Mona Fastvold was brought up with secular v…
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Splitsville review – lacking on romance and comedy
Two couples find themselves caught up in a love quadrangle after one of them separate in Michael Angelo Covino's lacklustre romantic comedy. …
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If I Had Legs I’d Kick You review – rages with true catharsis
17 years after her cult mumblecore classic, Mary Bronstein returns with a bracing study of motherhood starring a career-best Rose Byrne. The long…
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What Wasteman shows us about the reality of prisons and the potential for abolition
Cal McMau’s visceral feature debut, set in a men's prison, provides a useful lens for considering how pop culture informs our understanding of…
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RIP Frederick Wiseman – In remembrance of the American dean of documentary
Our homage to one of the great filmmakers of the modern age who leaves behind him a corpus of worked unmatched in the world of film and art. I d…
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EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert review – the King lives again
Baz Luhrmann brings Presley back to Vegas in his rhinestoned concert film unearthed from long-forgotten footage. Baz Luhrmann loves Elvis Presley…
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Wasteman review – an exceptionally gritty, claustrophobic prison drama
Cal McCau’s debut feature offers a rare realistic portrayal of the inescapable cycle of violence, trauma and harm of incarceration. Recent years…
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Mary Sweeney: 'David considered The Straight Story a very abstract film'
David Lynch's long-time production partner and writer of The Straight Story reflects on a legendary creative partnership and the gentlest of L…
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