Amanda Kernell’s Sami Blood is an astonishingly accomplished and movie feature debut, which follows an Indigenous Swedish girl caught between …
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History and Memory
Explore the blurry line between history and memory on screen.
A tyrant and control freak: the patriarch in Davies’ Distant Voices, Still Lives prefigures the father figures in his later films
In Terence Davies’ films, fathers tend to control the domestic sphere: the abusive patriarch in Distant Voices, Still Lives, based on Davies’ own …
Review: A Quiet Passion charts Emily Dickinson’s subtle rebellion
In A Quiet Passion, Terence Davies’ new biopic, Emily Dickinson, the famously reclusive poet, comes to life as an understated renegade, who deserts …
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Review: Tommy’s Honour is a showcase for the prodigiously talented Jack Lowden
In Tommy’s Honour, Jack Lowden finally gets the leading role he deserves as the eponymous Tommy Morris, the greatest golfer of the 19th century. At just …
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Review: Louder Than Bombs is a deeply empathetic look at family, grief, and memory
Joachim Trier’s sublime English-language debut, Louder Than Bombs, is an engrossing and empathetic look at a family recovering from trauma. Almost a year after …
Chantal Akerman’s final film No Home Movie is a heartbreaking personal essay
Alex Heeney reviews Chantal Akerman's moving cinematic essay: a tribute to her mother, a holocaust survivor, and a subtle exploration of Jewish "suitcase-ready" …
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