Yi’nan Diao, China, 2019 There’s nothing new in this gangsters v gangsters v cops noir, but it’s stylish and enjoyable, … More
Author: Alison
The Lighthouse
Robert Eggers, USA/Canada, 2019 Two lighthouse keepers brooding on a wet and gloomy rock in 1890 Maine. Clearly, this is … More
La Vérité
Hirokazu Kore-eda, France, 2019 Who is Sarah??! Someone from the past, a clearly significant figure in the relationship between mother … More
Happy birthday to me! :)
O Deep Thought computer,” he said, “the task we have designed you to perform is this. We want you to … More
Fortuna
Germinal Roaux, Switzerland, 2018 Windswept, stark and cold. Both the place and her life. Fortuna is a 14 year-old Ethiopian … More
Retrato de Una Mujer en Llamas
(Portrait of a Lady on Fire) Céline Sciamma, France, 2019 I found it hard to follow the subtitles for this … More
My decade: Magic Lantern Film Club
Back in the spring of 2011, I was looking for something else to do. I wanted to get more involved … More
My decade: Barcelona
In 2015, I made the leap into the unknown and left the UK, the country where I’d been born, raised … More
My decade: Psychotherapy
In the middle of the shitstorm life was throwing at me, I decided I was coping so well with things … More
My decade: USA trips
I’ve been to the USA three times this decade, to see places but mostly to see people – as a … More