Pills, thrills and bellyaches: the lost underworld of Human Traffic

by Billie Walker

Twenty five years on from its release, the rave culture of Justin Kerrigan’s ode to doomed youth is all but lost.

Review

Four Little Adults review – earnest yet soapy

by Marina Ashioti

Facing a marital crisis, a couple venture into the world of polyamory in Selma Vilhunen’s Finnish relationship drama.

Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 review – witless nonsense

by David Jenkins

Another unwatchable slasher dirge from the IP graverobbers behind 2023’s unlikely cause célèbre.

Wax Entertainment: How Invada Records pioneered a vinyl soundtrack boom

by Paul Weedon

Initially known for its experimental output, Bristol-based Invada Records has spent the last decade and a half carving a reputation for its carefully curated roster of film soundtracks.

Review

The Dead Don’t Hurt review – elegiac and tenderly romantic

by David Jenkins

Viggo Mortensen’s sombre take on the western evokes some classic Clint Eastwood films.

Rosalie review – very simple and enjoyable

by Natasha Jagger

A young Frenchwoman in Brittany harbours a secret about her appearance until she marries a suitor interested in her dowry in this gentle period drama.

Dancing and different ways of seeing at Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival

by Xuanlin Tham

In the Scottish borders, this bold independent film festival champions new ways of seeing, with a 2024 focus on the work of Palestinian artist Noor Abed.

Podcast

The Beast | Gasoline Rainbow | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)

On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss the wondrous sci-fi romantic thriller The Beast before delving into coming-of-age road trip movie Gasoline Rainbow and revisiting David Lynch’s Fire Walk With Me.