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Merchant Ivory review – an affectionate yet shallow biodoc

by Marina Ashioti

Stephen Soucy delves into the creative and personal partnership of Ismail Merchant and James Ivory which produced some of Britain’s greatest literary adaptations.

The chameleonic talents of Judi Dench

by Meaghan Steeves

With a screen career dating back to 1961, the groundwork for Dench’s most famous roles was laid in some of her early appearances.

Freezing temperatures and rising tensions at Tallinn Black Nights

by Hannah Strong

Estonia’s première film festival proves a welcoming hub for cinephiles where the action on-screen couldn’t be more explosive.

How do you make a millennial period piece?

by Pat Greenhough

With the beginning of the noughties now over two decade ago, we’re entering a new era for nostalgia – but how do filmmakers crack the code?

Favoriten review – a moving exploration into the artistic potential of children

by Jordan Cronk

Over three years, Ruth Beckermann documents school life in a multicultural working class district of Vienna.

Rumours review – laughing while crying inside

by Josh Slater-Williams

Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson and Guy Maddin’s political satire pits world leaders against an unlikely climate event.

How MediCinema brings the magic of movies to hospital patients

by Natasha Jagger

Based inside various hospitals across the UK, MediCinema recognises the power of movies for people undergoing medical treatment.

Wicked Part 1 | Blitz + Stephen Graham | The Wizard Of Oz (1939)

On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss the musical Wicked Part 1. We also review Steve McQueen’s Blitz and spoke to its star Stephen Graham and for film revisit The Wizard Of Oz.

Rumours + Guy Maddin | On Becoming a Guinea Fowl | The Exterminating Angel (1962)

On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss the unpredictable satire of apocalyptic black comedy Rumours and spoke to one of its directors, Guy Maddin. We also reviewed the wonderful feminist tale of On Becoming A Guinea Fowl and finally, for film club, we revisit 1962’s The Exterminating Angel.

Remembering Every Night review – cinema as poetry

by Barney Nuttall

Yui Kiyohara’s wistful, meditative new film follows three women’s lives as they intersect in the quiet outskirts of Tokyo.