Quinn Armstrong’s Survival Skills parodies ’80s VHS police training videos to explore the police’s relationship to domestic violence. Somehow, it completely works.
Survival Skills, The Dilemma of Desire, and more at Raindance 2020
Discover four highlights from Raindance 2020, all of which are available to watch online for free in the UK.
Raindance Review: Young climate activists provide a rallying call in Now
Jim Rakete’s documentary Now is both a celebration of inspirational young climate activists and an informative rallying call for change.
Raindance Review: The Dilemma of Desire will change the way you think about sex
Maria Finitzo’s documentary The Dilemma of Desire uses Sophia Wallace’s art as a jumping off point to explore how patriarchy has shaped women’s relationship to sexual desire.
On the Rocks is a retrograde disappointment from Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola’s latest, On the Rocks, is a vague and out of touch depiction of a working mother’s relationship crisis.
Mangrove and Ultraviolence are two angles on UK police brutality
Films about police brutality in the UK are sorely lacking, but this year’s London Film Festival gave us two: Ken Fero’s mishandled Ultraviolence and Steve McQueen’s brilliant Mangrove.