Contributions – A Fistful of Film

Past Lives (2023) – Crossings

Guest columnist Jesus Unzueta takes a look at Celine Song’s Oscar-nominated directorial debut, a compelling romantic drama of childhood friends set adrift in life.

Risky Business (1983) – The Dream is Always The Same

Guest columnist Televisual Word takes us into the high class world and high stakes passions of a business student in the 1983 breakout dramedy for actor Tom Cruise.

A Beginners Guide to Kelly Reichardt

I recently finished a 13,000 word dissertation on American indie director Kelly Reichardt. It’s safe to say that I’m quite the fan of her work. Yet despite being a critically acclaimed regular on the festival circuit since ‘94 it still feels like she doesn’t get anywhere near enough attention. I’m sure there’s a gendered aspectContinue reading “A Beginners Guide to Kelly Reichardt”

Graceful Agitation: A Gorgeous Trip Towards Harmony

“Graceful Agitation” is peace materialized, a trip from nowhere towards another nowhere; the chase is what matters.

Phantom Thread Review – Merely an illusion. (By Tom Armstrong)

After watching Phantom Thread, it has taken me a good few days to come to my keyboard and start typing away about it. The film, still as I am writing this, remains a vast enigma to me. For a film that is so soft on the eye, delicate with each precise sound, meaningful with everyContinue reading “Phantom Thread Review – Merely an illusion. (By Tom Armstrong)”

New York, New York – Manhattan (1979), by Malu Barroso

As a Jazz fan, I grew up dreaming about going to New York. Whether because of the many references to the city in some of the most famous songs or because of the many Jazz clubs located in the Big Apple, I just wanted to make a brand new start of it in old NewContinue reading “New York, New York – Manhattan (1979), by Malu Barroso”