The Square – Review
Ruben Östland’s 2017 satire, The Square, won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, with critics and audiences alike enjoying its no-holds-barred swipe at the Swedish art scene and white male pr...
Author Archives: Mary Palmer
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga – Review
Up until recently, watching The Eurovision Song Contest was a bit of a guilty pleasure for many. It wasn’t really something that you’d admit to at work or with your friends. It was seen as camp, kits...
Missing the Cinema in the Midst of a Pandemic
I miss the cinema. The physical act of turning up at my local multiplex or indie to see the latest releases, be part of a festival or catch a retrospective. And I get it. In the midst of the global p...
Denmark – Review
Many a World Happiness Index has placed Denmark within the Top 10 best countries in the world to live in. The Danes, it seems, have got it so right with their chunky knit sweaters and love of hygge. ...
The Mortuary Collection – Review
Director Ryan Spindell appeared at Fright Fest on Saturday night to chat to the eager, hyped up horror fans about his feature film. By all accounts, it has been years in the making and – what w...
Resin (Harpiks) – Review
There are a plethora of films – everything from The Village to Leave No Trace – about families cutting themselves off from modern society in order to establish a new way of life in the mi...
The Cleansing Hour – Review
The opening scene of Damien LeVeck’s The Cleansing Hour has all the hallmarks of a good exorcism horror. There’s flickering lights; sulphurous reactions to holy water; contorted bodies; a...
5 is the Perfect Number – Review
Igor Tuveri has adapted his own graphic novel, Cinque e il numero perfetto, to bring to the big screen a Mafia drama, set in 1970s Naples. Watching it felt like Sam Peckinpah meets film noir meets We...
Always in Season – Review
In August 2014, Lennon Lacy was found hanging from a swingset in Bladenboro, North Carolina. After seemingly little investigative work, the police ruled that his death was a suicide. Lennon’s m...
Isaac (Izaokas) – Review
The opening scene – and it does seem to be one, continuous take – of Jurgis Matulevičius’ Isaac will leave your heart in your throat. In the midst of World War Two, local Nazi suppo...