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Eddington | Sorry, Baby + Eva Victor | Blazing Saddles (1974)
On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss Ari Aster’s return with neo-western Eddington as well Eva Victor’s astonishing debut…
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Mother Vera review – complex and highly affecting
Inner turmoil and spiritual crisis, set against the austere black-and-white backdrop of the monastic environment, provides the context for Cécile…
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Together | Materialists | Blue Valentine (2010)
On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss all things co-dependency cinema with Alison Brie horror flick Together, Celine Song’s…
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Ghost Elephants – first-look review
There are certain filmmakers where each utterance becomes a gravitational pull, and Werner Herzog – charming anticonformist, profound depictor of hubris,…
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The Toxic Avenger review – an infuriatingly…
“Just play the fucking hits,” is the advice given by grotesquely combed-over, club-footed Fritz Garbinger (Elijah Wood) to members of…
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Jay Kelly – first-look review
While Kelly reckons with his own personal failings – occasionally detailed in flashbacks filling out his path to stardom –…
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Bugonia – first-look review | Little White Lies
Although Lanthimos has moved away from the stilted hyper-stylised hallmarks which announced him to the filmmaking world at large, his…
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La Grazia – first-look review
There was a time in the mid-00s when the prospect of a new film by Italy’s newest favourite son, Paolo Sorrentino, was…
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Little Trouble Girls review – profoundly sensuous…
It feels churlish to complain about the queer coming of age drama, especially when such films originate from countries that…
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Orphan – first-look review | Little White Lies
In the closing credits of Orphan, cinematographer Mátyás Erdély receives billing before the screenwriters. While unconventional, this order aligns with the…
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