Gravity – Between Heaven and Earth
Ryan Stone’s journey is an alchemical process, the transformation of an inferior and abased material into a more noble and superior substance.
Ip Man 4 – Farewell, Sifu
He promised he was done and yet, here he comes again. Donnie Yen becomes the legendary Wing Chun master Ip Man one last time for the grand finale of the […]
Hydra – Fleeting moments, sharp objects and the contemporary martial arts film
There is something rare here for action cinema. Mystical, low-key and disparate. There’s a reverence for place and a soft humanity present.
VIFFF 2019 : rencontre avec Michael Angelo Covino et Kyle Marvin
Découvrir, lors d’un tour à vélo non loin de Nice sur ses hauteurs, que votre meilleur ami Mike (Michael Angelo Covino) a -souvent- couché avec votre fiancée, Ava (Judith Godrèche), […]
Hex — Transgressive ghost stories and hybridity
In 1980, the legendary Shaw Brothers Studio was having a hard time keeping up with the competition. They had ruled the world of commercial Chinese-language films for decades but had […]
Messiah of Evil : Night of Reckoning at the American Frontier
Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz are known in Hollywood for their work with George Lucas: after writing American Graffiti, they script-doctored Star Wars, wrote Indiana Jones and the Temple of […]
In Fabric – An uncompromising sensory assault
On the often well-beaten path of genre cinema stands an English filmmaker whose work defies all expectations. When his second feature film, Berberian Sound Studio, came out, Peter Strickland landed […]
Avengement — A barrage of unruly whims that happens upon a strong, bloody finish
Try hard Scott “look-I’m-acting-here” Adkins and director Jesse V. “I-got-themes” Johnson are back again. These two gents have seemingly found each other in their love for brutish knucklehead machismo mysticism […]
Cannes 2019 — A Hidden Life: Christlike Inertia
It was one of the most anticipated events of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival. Announced as a return to « classical » storytelling after a rather experimental trilogy, Terrence Malick’s new film […]
Cannes 2019 — The Dead Don’t Die: Self-importance of the Dead
Misplaced sense of loyalty? Desire to fill the red carpet with big international stars? One thing is for sure: the decision to open this 72nd International Cannes Film Festival with […]
John Wick 3 — Impasse and escalation
The sun is setting on a calm New York City evening when suddenly, the camera pans to the right to reveal a world burdened by thunder and heavy rain. It’s […]
Ghost of Guts Eater — Flying heads, intestines, and social order
The image is undeniably disturbing: an adult woman’s head with long black hair and blood-thirsty eyes haunts the night, effortlessly flying through the darkness. What of her body? Left lying […]
The Wandering Earth – China takes off towards the infinite
Chinese science-fiction cinema has a long history of unsure beginnings, failures, so-bad-it’s-good movies, exploitation flicks, as well as sporadic, intimist successes. Chinese-speaking sci-fi films exist since 1959, but The Wandering […]
Interview with Lee Cronin
The Hole in the Ground premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and opened theatrically and on VOD in several markets in February and March. It has yet to make […]
The Hole in the Ground – The anguish of introspection
Has there ever been a more prolific era for Irish horror films? For the past ten years, more filmmakers from the Emerald Isle than ever have tried their hand at […]
