…Nelly Arcand (Mylène MacKay), Nelly is a gorgeous, tactile, stylized film about a woman who was in a constant state of performance, obsessed with how people saw her. She started…
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Modern westerns: Andrew Haigh and Kelly Reichardt are deromanticizing the west
…These were often stories of masculine white male cowboys traversing the sprawling American west on horseback, the fates of lowly villagers and vulnerable women in their hands. Andrew Haigh and…
Interview: ‘Cutting to amplify emotion’ in Lean on Pete
Editor Jonathan Alberts discusses the long, painstaking editing process on Lean on Pete, from screening dailies on location, to creating a sound temp track, finding the best takes, choosing minimal…
Journey’s End is a thoughtful, modern screen adaptation
…a performer: a scholarship kid who had to fit in at his elite public school and a PTSD-ridden soldier in a constant state of terror who has to keep up…
Ramsay’s characters escape trauma through sensations
…and their approach to the world around them. In a constant state of shock, her protagonists find themselves unable (or unwilling) to communicate their trauma via language: even if they…
A closer look at 2017’s unsung performances
…recognise a resilience in him that, in his fragile state, he’s not yet aware of. When Annella is with Elio, we’re afforded moments that demonstrate her closeness with her son….