The queer optimism of My Beautiful Laundrette
[ad_1] My partner and I headed from the suburbs into the city to attend a 40th anniversary screening of My Beautiful Laundrette, a film neither of us had seen
I Know What You Did Last Summer review – cramped…
[ad_1] After 30 years, fans can breathe a sigh of relief – Julie James and Ray Bronson are back! Now, “Who are Julie James and Ray Bronson…and
Smurfs review – a drab exercise in IP filler…
[ad_1] We started, in 2011, with the pop singer-songwriter Katy Perry stepping into the pearly-white high-heels of that most coveted role in the world of
Friendship review – The Wario to I Love You Man’s…
[ad_1] Making friends is hard. It’s even harder as an adult – while the media laments the ongoing “male loneliness epidemic”, many men and women are still
A report from the bleeding edge of non-fiction…
[ad_1] Polish writer Witold Gombrowicz has a diary entry that I think about frequently – one of my favorites in literature. On a Wednesday in 1953, pertaining to
Athina Rachel Tsangari: ‘It’s about how easily…
[ad_1] The playful surrealism of Greek writer/director Athina Rachel Tsangari’s 2012 second feature, Attenberg, landed her on the map of filmmakers to watch, while also providing
Harvest review – remarkably compelling work
[ad_1] As much as British cinema loves a period drama, for whatever reason the trials and tribulations of peasants get a lot less screentime than the aristocracy.
Long Hot Summer: The mythos of the pool on screen
[ad_1] Later on, we see Ned teaching a little boy to swim in an empty pool, the water having been drained over safety concerns. Upon witnessing
The Other Way Around review – a new type of…
[ad_1] You almost can’t quite believe that someone hadn’t had this idea before: a well-to-do creative couple living in a cosy Madrid apartment decide that they want
Superman | Pavements + Alex Ross Perry | Superman And The Mole Men (1951)
[ad_1] On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss James Gunn’s Superman reboot and talk to Alex Ross Perry about his experimental music documentary Pavements.