21 Jul 2021
Kandisha review – teen horror grapples with the ghosts of assimilation
A sharp script and astute social commentary elevate a familiar slasher from French duo Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury
Articles by Jack King
03 Jun 2021
Caveat review – cat-and-mouse horror should have been a short
A man agrees to a highly unusual babysitting gig in this slow and only intermittently thrilling debut from director Damian McCarthy
07 May 2021
The Bike Thief review – compelling parable of the gig economy
This Brexit era riff on De Sica's neorealist classic is a great calling card for Alec Secăreanu but suffers from a slightly pedestrian script
18 Mar 2021
The Obituary of Tunde Johnson review – bold reinvention of the time loop drama
The debut feature from Ali LeRoy brilliantly spins a familiar premise to tell a timely story about the Black American experience
18 Mar 2021
Firebird review – Call Me by Your Name transposed to Soviet Russia
Peeter Rebenne’s narrative debut feels derivative of better films but boasts a compelling lead performance from Tom Prior
17 Mar 2021
Enfant Terrible review – Fassbinder biopic is mostly by-the-numbers
Oskar Roehler’s portrait of auteur Rainer Werner Fassbinder boasts an entertaining lead performance but can't quite sustain its runtime
27 Oct 2020
Possessor review – psychological thrills and gross-out body horror
Brandon Cronenberg's second film stars Andrea Riseborough as a corporate assassin - a freakish treat for those able to stomach it
20 Oct 2020
If It Were Love review – an emphatic celebration of the senses
Patric Chiha’s intoxicating documentary goes behind-the-scenes of dance troupe Crowd, a touring piece by choreographer Gisèle Vienne
19 Oct 2020
Cicada review – one for the LGBTQ+ film bargain bin
Matt Fifer and Kieran Mulcare's trope-heavy and stereotypical queer romance tells an uninspired story about unlikeable characters