Eraserhead (1977) film review - honouring the Lynchian nightmare
An analysis of David Lynch’s ‘Eraserhead’, a surreal masterpiece about the horrors of fatherhood set against a landscape of industrial decay and nightmarish visions.
Bird (2024) film review - Andrea Arnold’s magical realist masterpiece
A review and analysis of Andrea Arnold’s ‘Bird’, a captivating coming-of-age story which fuses hard-hitting social realism with a bold foray into the realm of the mystical.
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) film review - a tale of desire and despair
An analysis of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s ‘The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant’, a visually extravagant melodrama which reveals how intimacy devolves into a battle for control and power.
Redeeming Lars Von Trier’s Women - The Creation Of A Filmic Feminine World
An exploration of Lars von Trier’s depiction of the feminine in ‘Breaking the Waves’, ‘Dancer in the Dark’, ‘Antichrist’, and ‘Melancholia’.
Night on Earth (1991) film review - critiquing the American Dream
An analysis of Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Night on Earth’, an underrated masterclass in slow cinema that reveals the beauty and complexity of our world after dark.
Dancer in the Dark (2000) film review - an analysis of von Trier’s tour de force
An analysis of Lars von Trier’s provocative masterpiece ‘Dancer in the Dark’, a tragically beautiful and breathtaking subversion of the classic Hollywood musical.
Nostalghia (1983) film review - Tarkovsky Explained
An in depth analysis of ‘Nostalghia’, a haunting cinematic masterpiece from Tarkovsky that delves into the depths of human longing, leaving an indelible emotional imprint on its viewer.