Berlinale
Wieża. Jasny dzień (Tower. A Bright Day)
To authentically portray an unbalanced person is a difficult… well, balancing act. To overplay is to have a…
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Berlinale
Rückenwind von vorn (Away You Go)
There’s a common occurrence in lower budget films that want to depict a large nightclub-based party. The performer…
By Oliver Johnston
Berlinale
Grass
The motifs of relationships, acting and nature are front and center in South Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo’s newest…
By Lindsay Bellinger
Berlinale
Damsel
John Wayne is the epitome of the cowboy hero in the Western genre. Steel-eyed, laconic, single-handedly bringing justice…
By Sean Gallen
Berlinale
Styx
The famous Gibraltar apes climb indifferently around the buildings of the town, with the famed rock itself looming…
By Oliver Johnston
Berlinale
Wild Relatives
What connects Lebanon, Syria and Norway? Would it be a surprise to be told that the future of…
By Sean Gallen
Berlinale
Interchange
Non-place is a theoretical term coined by Marc Augé to describe transient spaces where occupants remain anonymous, places…
By Sean Gallen
Berlinale
Las Herederas (The Heiresses)
Sadly, if someone were to ask for a list of the best films from Paraguay it would likely…
By Lindsay Bellinger
Berlinale
The Bookshop
The films of Isabel Coixet have been somewhat critically polarising, and it seems with The Bookshop, she’s set…
By Oliver Johnston
Live music
Simple Minds at the Roundhouse
Legendary 1980s alternative pop rockers Simple Minds return to London, celebrating 40 years since their debut gig. Tonight,…
By Selina Begum