Ben Flanagan muses on LFF 2019’s competition selection and to what extent it represents the current state of cinema, particularly British and genre cinema.
Essays
Toronto’s ImagineNATIVE festival celebrates Indigenous films
The 20th ImagineNATIVE Film Festival in Toronto featured great Indigenous films from around the world. Highlights included: Vai, Top End Wedding, and Blood Quantum.
Seventh Row’s 50 best performances of the decade
Seventh Row editors Alex Heeney and Orla Smith pick the 50 best performances of the decade, from Claire Foy to Jada Pinkett Smith.
Seventh Row’s 50 favourite films of the decade
Seventh Row editors Orla Smith and Alex Heeney pick their 50 favourite films of the 2010s decade, from Leave No Trace to Paddington 2.
What are the best films of the decade? A critics survey
Critics and filmmakers weigh in on the best films of the decade, including Julia Ducournau’s Raw and Lynne Ramsay’s You Were Never Really Here.
Making Waves will open your ears to the magic of sound design
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound is a fascinating introduction to the history of sound design in film.