Posts by Joel Blackledge

How subtitles change the way we watch movies

By Joel Blackledge

Regardless of how filmmakers like Wes Anderson use translation, the boundaries between languages are not as fixed as they seem.

Fifty years on, there’s still nothing quite like Point Blank

By Joel Blackledge

Bleak in outlook, feverish in tone, John Boorman’s brilliant crime noir remains an enigmatic outlier.

Is this the most authentic boxing movie ever made?

By Joel Blackledge

John Huston’s Fat City is not a straightforward underdog story.

Why Wendy and Lucy remains a vital piece of American cinema

By Joel Blackledge

Kelly Reichardt’s low-key anti-drama from 2008 offers a sobering look at poverty in small town USA.

How Eraserhead exposed the nightmarish heart of Middle America

By Joel Blackledge

Released 40 years ago, David Lynch’s lo-fi masterpiece is as weird and unsettling as ever.

10 great films to get you in the mood for autumn

By Joel Blackledge

As the nights draw in and the leaves turn it’s time to cosy up with these seasonal gems.

How Atanarjuat brought Inuit cinema to the world stage

By Joel Blackledge

Released 15 years ago, Zacharias Kunuk’s snowbound epic raised awareness of Arctic culture.

Why The Day the Earth Caught Fire still stuns 55 years on

By Joel Blackledge

Once deemed too strong for general consumption, this apocalyptic sci-fi is as relevant and powerful as ever.

In praise of Kin-dza-dza! – the best sci-fi film you’ve never heard of

By Joel Blackledge

Mad Max meets Monty Python is the best way of describing this strange, little-seen Soviet gem.

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