politics

THE KING: Elvis Presley and the Death of the American Dream
THE KING: Elvis Presley & The Death Of The American Dream

Despite its worn-out political commentary, The King is a quietly revolutionary music documentary.

CHAPPAQUIDDICK: Thoughtful Character Study Of The Overshadowed Kennedy Tragedy
CHAPPAQUIDDICK: Thoughtful Character Study Of The Overshadowed Kennedy Tragedy

To watch Chappaquiddick and then ponder the life of Ted Kennedy in such a manner undoubtedly must lead to introspection.

AFGHAN CYCLES: A Powerful Ride To Freedom
AFGHAN CYCLES: A Powerful Ride To Freedom

Afghan Cycles is a true and authentic journey, filled with moments of pure happiness and heartbreaking sadness.

GLOSSARY OF BROKEN DREAMS: A Frustrating, Fatiguing Polemic
GLOSSARY OF BROKEN DREAMS: A Frustrating, Fatiguing Polemic

With the world getting stranger and scarier by the day, Glossary Of Broken Dreams could have been a useful resource — a helpful primer when current events appear to be beyond comprehension. But it is not that documentary.

Rollerball 2018: Trump, Zuckerberg and the Future Present
Rollerball 2018: Trump, Zuckerberg & The Future Present

The 1975 sci-fi Rollerball depicts a world run by a global corporate state that has eradicated war, famine and disease – and yet, it can’t help but feel prescient in the era of Trump, Mark Zuckerberg and Cambridge Analytica.

REDOUTABLE (GODARD MON AMOUR): The Emperor with No Clothes
REDOUTABLE (GODARD MON AMOUR): The Emperor With No Clothes

Redoutable is an irreverent take on the biopic that gleefully flips the bird at its subject, and takes delight in making him conform to a conventional narrative of the type he grew to detest leading to some of the finest moments of cringe comedy in recent memory.

FOXTROT: A Potent Family Tragedy That Bustles With Life
FOXTROT: A Potent Family Tragedy That Bustles With Life

Samuel Maoz’s Foxtrot toys with our emotions, but that doesn’t mean it lacks any of its own. This is an energetic and structurally audacious jukebox of sensations, prioritising impulse over precision and thought over action.

Escape to New York: An interview with Ana Asensio, director, writer and star of Most Beautiful Island
Escape To New York: Interview With Ana Asensio, Director, Writer & Star Of MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND

After years as a struggling actress, Ana Asensio decided to try get her own project off the ground. A year after it’s SXSW premiere, and her film, MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND, has endured a wave of acclaim. She spoke to Andrew Winter about the process of producing, directing and starring in the film.

THE FINAL YEAR: An Immersion In Nostalgia-Tinged Pain
THE FINAL YEAR: An Immersion In Nostalgia-Tinged Pain

In The Final Year, current events turn what might have been a good if slightly unremarkable documentary into a powerful work of nostalgia and mourning.

THE POLITICS OF HATE: A Flawed Portrait Of Our Troubled Times
THE POLITICS OF HATE: A Flawed Portrait Of Our Troubled Times

Extensive research has been undertaken to produce this documentary, The Politics of Hate, on the re-emergence of the far right. Unfortunately, nothing within feels revelatory if you’ve seen the news in the last two years.

THE POST: An Unexpected Spielberg Disappointment
THE POST: An Unexpected Spielberg Disappointment

The Post is less than the sum of its parts; an effectively directed and acted film, but its most dramatic story is left in the margins.

Fighting The Good Fight With Catherine Curtin Of STRANGER THINGS & GOLD STAR
Fighting The Good Fight With Catherine Curtin Of STRANGER THINGS & GOLD STAR

Sophia Cowley spoke with Catherine Curtin, the lovely actress we know from Orange Is The New Black, Insecure and her upcoming film, Gold Star.

AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: An Inconvenient Distribution Strategy, A Powerful Plea
AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: An Inconvenient Distribution Strategy, A Powerful Plea

An Inconvenient Sequel may struggle narratively, but its message about coming together to battle climate change is as important as ever.

LOVELESS: Emotionally Brutal Filmmaking
LOVELESS: Emotionally Brutal Filmmaking

Featuring one of the coldest mother-child relationships of the year, the harrowing but heavy handed Loveless truly lives up to its title.

BY THE TIME IT GETS DARK: Fulfilling The Possibilities Of Film
BY THE TIME IT GETS DARK: Fulfilling The Possibilities Of Film

By the Time it Gets Dark is a cinematic classic that will beg to be watched, decided and marvelled at, time and time again.