The Favourite

Yorgos Lanthimos, UK, 2018 Thinking about it today after seeing it last night, this film is much funnier than I … More

High Life

Claire Denis, France, 2018 They say Denis films are slow-burners; they weasel their way into your consciousness and you only … More

I’ve just discovered Letters Live, a project in London where people (usually actors or famous people, by the looks) spend … More

Showing as part of Barcelona’s Americana Film Festival, I only made it to this programme of short films from the … More

A protest with the feel of a celebration. Barcelona marks International Women’s Day in style.

If you go out tonight, try to avoid wearing beer goggles. You’ll know in the morning if you did. These … More

In my world, today is new year’s day. So happy new year! It seems to me the dark, cold days … More

Abbasi, Sweden, 2019 I’d heard it was weird, this film – hermaphrodite trolls. And it is strange, but in a … More

I’ve been thinking quite a bit this weekend about gender. One of my students (a native Spanish speaker) likes to … More

Damn you Face, I’ll show you! I’m going to cut off Nose, and we’ll see who’s laughing then! Ha! So … More