In Judy and Punch, Mirrah Foulkes wrangles with the legacy of a beloved British cultural institution, offering a revisionist, feminist take on the origins of the Punch and Judy puppet show.
Essays
Werewolf (2016) is a film about getting clean as a couple
Ashley McKenzie’s 2016 film Werewolf, about drug addiction and dependent relationships, was one of the most exciting directorial debuts of the 2010s.
BFI Flare 2020 highlights: Disclosure and more trans stories
BFI Flare 2020 took place entirely online. Orla Smith highlights Dungarees (dir. Abel Rubinstein) and Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen (dir. Sam Feder) as the best of the online festival.
Ep. 38: Australian westerns and True History of the Kelly Gang
In this episode, special guest Debbie Zhou joins us to discuss what defines the Australian Western, featuring True History of the Kelly Gang, Sweet Country, and The Dressmaker.
Modern westerns: Andrew Haigh and Kelly Reichardt are deromanticizing the west
Andrew Haigh’s Lean on Pete shares DNA with Kelly Reichardt’s westerns (e.g. Wendy and Lucy): both filmmakers are making modern westerns that deromanticize tired western tropes. This is an excerpt from our ebook on Lean on Pete. We will soon publish an ebook on the works of Kelly Reichardt.
The month of Josh O’Connor: Emma and Hope Gap
Josh O’Connor is the primary reason to see both Emma. and Hope Gap. Alex Heeney looks at what makes his performances so memorable.