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.
Essays
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.
Feel Good is a TV rom-com that skips the honeymoon stage
Mae Martin’s Feel Good is a rom-com about addiction and queer identity that’s more interested in staying together than it is in the honeymoon phase.
Ebook preview: Céline Sciamma’s 10 best scenes
From Water Lilies to Portrait of a Lady on Fire, we analyse 10 of Céline Sciamma’s best scenes, revealing what makes her a master. This is an excerpt from our ebook, Portraits of resistance.
Review: Kelly Reichardt’s First Cow and dreamers thwarted by capitalism
Kelly Reichardt’s latest film about the myth of the American West, First Cow, follows two men searching for a better life elsewhere that’s always just slightly out of reach.
P.S. We still love you, Lara Jean: Lana Condor’s perfect rom-com heroine
Lana Condor is the shining light at the centre of disappointing sequel P.S. I Still Love You. Why is she the perfect rom-com heroine in the To All the Boys series?