19 Nov 2021
Stream With a Theme: The Best Doppelgänger Films
Céline Sciamma's latest Petite Maman joins a host of strange and otherworldly features about doubles, look-alikes and duplicates
Articles by Steph Green
19 Nov 2021
Every Jane Campion Film, Ranked
To mark the arrival of The Power of the Dog, Steph Green looks back on the acclaimed New Zealand director's landmark filmography...
01 Nov 2021
Benedetta review – fun nunsploitation satire gets stuck in purgatory
Paul Verhoeven's campy takedown of the church is undoubtably entertaining, though some of the meaning gets lost in the madness
22 Oct 2021
Starter Pack: The Films of Mike Leigh
As the BFI launches a season dedicated to the works of the legendary director, Steph Green offers a route into his very British canon...
12 Oct 2021
Titane review – a renegade romp of limit-testing cinema
Julia Ducournau's Palme d’Or-winning sophomore feature is a welcome breath of nerve-shredding, fume-choked air
09 Sep 2021
The Servant review – a potent classic of British class warfare
A shady manservant plans to usurp his employer in Joseph Losey's fascinating and still timely tale of rich vs. poor, now restored in 4K
07 Sep 2021
The Lost Daughter review – Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ambitious debut is striking and sour
The actor-turned-director makes quite the impression with a messy but highly atmospheric adaptation of the Elena Ferrante novel
06 Sep 2021
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon review – strange and stunning descent into chaos
Ana Lily Amirpour's hypnotic third feature could be accused of style over substance, but it's so much fun you're unlikely to care
05 Sep 2021
The Power of the Dog review – a cunning slow burn from the queen of desire
Jane Campion's first film in twelve years is a dizzying, unpredictable exploration of desire that builds to an unforgettable finale
05 Sep 2021
The Card Counter review – Paul Schrader thriller hits a royal flush
Oscar Isaac is excellent as an Iraq veteran-turned-gambler in the First Reformed filmmaker's morally queasy revenge tale
20 Aug 2021
The Rest of the World Exists: Anna Paquin and Margaret
As Kenneth Lonergan's egocentric epic nears its 10th anniversary, Steph Green looks back on the film's remarkable lead turn
06 Jul 2021
A Film of One’s Own: Celebrating The Naked Civil Servant
John Hurt played Quentin Crisp in this subversive 1975 made-for-TV biopic. Steph Green argues its case as an underseen queer classic