Leona Crawford reviews Bob Fosse’s 1972 Cabaret as part of the Blue’s ‘Beyond the Frame’ adaptation series, exploring how his camera can bring us even closer to the seedy glamour of the Berlin underworld than the stage original.
Tag: Film Review
Political Thriller or Reality Show? How Costa-Gavras’s ‘Z’ Lives On
Bahar Ganjvar reviews Z, a gripping Algerian-French political thriller set in Greece, and looks at why it is still relevant now, over 50 years after its original release.
There’s Something About Hugh: A deep dive into the oeuvre of Hugh Grant
A whistle-stop tour through Hugh Grant’s career by the wonderfully funny Jade Calder.
How much actually is there to love in Richard Curtis’ Love Actually
Jaya Rana scrutinises Love Actually, Richard Curtis’ Christmas classic, with 2020 perspective.
Roman Holiday: Where Wishes Come True
Yexuan Zhu reviews William Wyler’s 1953 film, Roman Holiday, and tells us why we should revisit this black-and-white classic.
The existential crisis of The Princess Switch 2: Switched Again
Thang Tu’s irreverent review of The Princess Switch 2: Switched Again.
Cinema’s Danish Doyen: Why Try Dreyer?
Oscar Jelley explores the mesmerising filmography of Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer as part of the series ‘Films in Translation’.
Das Leben Der Anderen: the importance of art in 1980s East Germany
Jennifer Goodier looks back at the 2006 Oscar winning film Das Leben Der Anderen using it to look forwards into our future.
Sinister Spirituality in Rose Glass’ ‘Saint Maud’
Joanne McNulty reviews Rose Glass’ Saint Maud, the psychological horror, briefly shown in cinemas before their recent closure.
Burning and Parasite: South Korea shows international film at its finest
Mitch Marshall looks at Burning, a film by South Korean director Lee Chang-dong, alongside Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite.