The first feature from photographer Richard Billingham is a moving yet unsentimental portrait of a life in fragments, as empathetic as it is brutal. …
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Film Reviews
Here you will find every film review we've written. These include: festival films, new releases, and older films.
Four films from Fantasia Fest 2018
Four short reviews from Fantasia Fest, the biggest genre film festival in North America. …
Cam is an intelligent and positive look at sex work
In Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei's horror film Cam — which premiered at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal — the villain isn't sex work, but a camgirl's …
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What to see at Fantasia Fest 2018
Montreal is currently hosting Fantasia, the largest and longest running genre cinema festival in North America. Elena Lazic highlights some films to keep an eye …
Review: First Stripes depicts masculinity in training
First Stripes reveals how training designed to equalize recruits ends up reproducing a conservative set of norms. …
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Review: Supa Modo is the superhero we need
Premiering in the Generation section at the Berlinale, the Kenyan film Supa Modo from Likarion Wainaina was one of the very best at the festival, and deserves …
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This is the best time to become a 7R member
With our weeklong 50% off membership offer, now is the best time to gain access to all of 7R's exciting member exclusives. …
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The Tale: Comfortable stories mask uncomfortable truths
In The Tale, the semi-autobiographical narrative debut from Jennifer Fox, the character Jennifer’s process of sifting through and revisiting past memories is …
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David Robert Mitchell’s Under the Silver Lake — Tit Follows
David Robert Mitchell might think his Under the Silver Lake is a critique of misogynistic, pop culture obsessed men — but he ends up validating their worldview. …
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Journey’s End is a thoughtful, modern screen adaptation
Saul Dibb’s adaptation of the acclaimed play sees the source material through a modern lens and makes use of the intimacy unique to the cinematic form. …
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