medieval
A giddy glimpse at medieval girlhood that isn’t without substantial emotional weight, it is a fun film that the entire family can enjoy.
The Green Knight is an immersive, beautifully photographed if sometimes frustratingly structured fantasy adaptation.
While not a solid addition to the mystical stories of old, Cursed will keep viewers entertained while introducing a new generation to the stories of old.
We spoke with director Zetna Fuentes about Netflix’s latest series Cursed, the retelling of a classic legend through the female perspective.
We were able to talk to Brendan Muldowney, director of the Irish medieval film Pilgrimage, starring Tom Holland.
Pilgrimage is rife with metaphors connecting the Dark Ages with contemporary issues, making us wonder if we’ve advanced as much as we think.
Guy Ritchie has joyously updated King Arthur with the same distinctive style as his Sherlock Holmes movies. Purists may want to look away.
Aleksei German once said “I am not interested in anything but the possibility of building a world, an entire civilization from scratch.” While “worldbuilding” has turned into a sort of buzz term, it’s fair to say that he did succeed in creating a meticulously detailed world that is as equally claustrophobic and terrifying as it is expansive and daunting. Aleksei German’s final film Hard to Be a God, an adaptation of Arkady and Boris Strugatsky’s novel of the same name, turned into a subject of curiosity given the thirteen-year production, dense source material and the death of the director before the film’s release.
