The Man Who Wasn’t There Review (Criterion Collection)
“Sooner or later, everyone needs a haircut” Described by Joel Coen as the story of "a barber who wants to...
Nick Bartlett
Dolly Review
It’s difficult to find a new angle in horror films nowadays. Any cabin-in-the-woods story inevitably draws comparisons with The Evil...
The Straight Story Review (StudioCanal Re-Issue)
Often described as the least Lynchian David Lynch film ever made, The Straight Story is a film that is both...
Charisma / Cloud (Eureka Masters Of Cinema Review)
Kiyoshi Kurosawa has had something of a resurgence recently - in 2024, critics compared Longlegs with his seminal 1997 thriller...
The Dead (Criterion Review)
John Huston is another of my favourite directors who, like Howard Hawks, never really gets his flowers today. You get...
Only Two Can Play Review (StudioCanal Vintage Classics)
As far as the British Lion films starring Peter Sellers go, this latest pair of releases demonstrates his progression as...
Carlton Browne Of The F.O. Review (StudioCanal Vintage Classics)
Following last year’s centenary releases of Two Way Stretch and Heavens Above!, StudioCanal UK have continued their Peter Sellers celebrations...
The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants Review
The appeal of SpongeBob Squarepants is something unique in kids television. Plenty of animated films and TV shows chuck in...
I Know Where I’m Going! Review (Criterion Collection)
It’s odd that one of the most understated Powell & Pressburger films is also one of their most timeless. The...
Nightmare Alley Review (Criterion Collection)
Classic film noir has always been darker than the mainstream cinema of its time - both visually and morally. Yet...
His Girl Friday Review (Criterion Collection)
François Truffaut once called Howard Hawks “the most underrated of Hollywood filmmakers,” an assessment that still rings true. While he's...
The Ice Tower Review
Lucile Hadžihalilović’s The Ice Tower (La Tour de Glace) is a mesmerising, dream-like reimagining of The Snow Queen, filtered through...
Interview: Director Kevin Smith On Dogma And Its 25th Anniversary
If you want to feel old, here’s a fun fact for you: Dogma is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The iconoclastic, controversial religious...
Borderline Review
For all the sensationalism of the title and the anarchic set-pieces, I wasn’t a fan of Cocaine Bear, Jimmy Warden’s...