Olivia Vinall on bringing Shakespeare’s women into the 21st century, working on TV,m and her new film, A Beautiful Curse.
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Small pleasures in What do we see when we look at the sky?
Writer-director-editor Aleksandre Koberidze’s Berlinale film, What do we see when we look at the sky?, chronicles small pleasures in the life of a city. The film is now playing in US theatres and will arrive on Mubi in North America later this year. This review was originally published on March 7, 2021 as part of […]
Zero Fucks Given (Rien à foutre) is a character study about the grind of life under capitalism
Julie Lecoustre and Emmanuel Marre’s Zero Fucks Given (Rien à foutre) is a character study about a flight attendant struggling under the indifference and sexism of working for a big corporation.
Ep. 116: Virtual film festivals: Taking stock of their past, present, and future
We examine the future of virtual film festivals from the perspectives of critics, distributors, festival programmers, and new audiences.
Bonus Ep. 16: Watching Lena Dunham’s Girls in 2021
Alex interviews Orla about what it’s like watching Girls separated from the weekly episode and Lena Dunham discourse.
Middle-aged women take centre stage at Cinefranco 2021
Margaux Hartmann and The Lodger are both films about middle-aged grieving widows: one who gets a new lease on life, and one who’s stuck in the past.