A Book Review by Brandon Konecny. For many today, the name John Barrymore means little – except, perhaps, that it shares the same surname with Drew Barrymore (yes, there’s a relation). But in […]
By Elizabeth Toohey. If ever a movie was ripe for release, it’s the new bio-pic Colette. The life and career of one of France’s most celebrated novelists hits in rapid […]
Hur kan man göra film av terrordåd utan att fastna i genrekonventioner? Carl Javérs dokumentär Rekonstruktion Utøya lägger pusselbiten som saknats i både Erik Poppes och Paul Greengrass […]
Vid premiären talade recensenterna om en trött regissör, men i backspegeln visar Stöten istället att Hasse Ekman var en skicklig hantverkare in i det sista. Tobias Rydén Sjöstrand […]
By Roberto Cavallini. Yom Adaatou Zouli (The Day I Lost my Shadow) by Syrian director Soudade Kaadan, was presented as a world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Orizzonti Competition, where it won the prestigious &[…]
By Gary M. Kramer. The gentile, charming documentary, Tea with the Dames eavesdrops on the gossip, memories, and laughs shared by four grand British actresses: Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, and Eileen Atkins. Director […]
Spökfilmer bygger ofta på traumatiska förluster och bristtillstånd. Charlotte Wiberg har sett nya Netflixserien The Haunting of Hill House och konstaterar att spöken frodas i saknaden.
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By Christopher Sharrett. Yann Demange’s White Boy Rick is a smaller-budget film of the season almost buried by franchise movies like The Nun (of “the Conjuring Universe”), Predator (another franchise […]
Beror skräckfascination på evolutionära försvarsmekanismer och kastrationsångest? I Why horror seduces gör Mathias Clasen upp med daterade skräckperspektiv. Rasmus Landström läser en bok som gör att […]
Film Scratches focuses on the world of experimental and avant-garde film, especially as practiced by individual artists. It features a mixture of reviews, interviews, and essays. A Review by David Finkelstein. Cleopatra Burst is […]