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Cluttered suburban garden with children's toys, old car, and small wooden shed.
Review

Occupied City review – a staggeringly ambitious feat of emotional stamina

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Steven McQueen pro­vides a haunt­ing exam­i­na­tion of Ams­ter­dam under Nazi occu­pa­tion in con­trast to its present in his doc­u­men­tary adapt­ed from Bian­ca Stigter’s book of the same name.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Illustration of four pink camping tents by a campfire under a starry night sky, with a large plume of smoke rising from the fire.
Long Read

The Safe Emotional Spaces of Wes Anderson’s Cinema – Part Two

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Sophie Monks Kauf­man con­tin­ues her deep dive into the neu­ro­di­ver­gent cod­ing of Wes Ander­son­’s cin­e­ma in this far-reach­ing long read.
Colourful tents and camping equipment on a sandy beach, with sailboats in the distance.
Long Read

The Safe Emotional Spaces of Wes Anderson’s Cinema – Part One

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Through con­ver­sa­tions with psy­chol­o­gists, neu­ro­di­ver­gent friends, Jason Schwartz­man and the man him­self, Sophie Monks Kauf­man inves­ti­gates the metic­u­lous worlds of Wes Ander­son and their potent emo­tion­al frequencies.
A group of three Black children sitting on a bus, looking out of the window. The children appear to be engaged in conversation.
Review

Mother and Son

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Annabelle Lengronne gives an excel­lent per­for­mance as a sin­gle immi­grant moth­er fight­ing for sur­vival in Léonor Serraille’s sec­ond feature.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Starry night sky with shooting star, person gazing at constellations and landscape with mountains, rocks, and foliage in foreground.
Interviews

Wes Anderson: ‘I am drawn to mystery’

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

The mae­stro behind Aster­oid City leaves a voice note for LWLies, reflect­ing on nam­ing con­ven­tions, sci-fi films, and work­ing with his best friends.
Two smiling women lying in a grassy field, one with curly hair and the other with long blonde hair.
Festivals

Last Summer – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

French provo­ca­teur Cather­ine Breil­lat returns with strange film about a trans­gres­sive sex­u­al rela­tion­ship between a mid­dle-aged lawyer and her teenage stepson.
Silhouetted man gazing out of window, shadowy figure against blurred background.
Festivals

The Breaking Ice – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Three young adults nav­i­gate the intri­ca­cies of romance in a snowy city in North­ern Chi­na in Antho­ny Chen’s lat­est drama.
Arms outstretched figure silhouetted against dark sky atop classic mint green car, headlights illuminating scene.
Festivals

Along Came Love – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Sprawl­ing and poet­ic French peri­od dra­ma pow­ered by an under­stat­ed chem­istry between Anaïs Demousti­er and Vin­cent Lacoste.
A man with a serious expression and a young woman with a worried look, both sitting in a dark setting.
Festivals

The Animal Kingdom – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Thomas Cail­ley presents a high­ly orig­i­nal sci-fi film that serves as an empa­thet­ic para­ble for real life intol­er­ance of phys­i­cal and neu­ro­log­i­cal otherness.
Crowd of people sledging on snowy slope in city, with sleds and buildings in background.
Festivals

Occupied City – first-look review

by Sophie Monks Kaufman

Steve McQueen’s doc­u­men­tary con­trast­ing present-day Ams­ter­dam with its past occu­pa­tion by the Nazis is a tes­ta­ment to the chang­ing face of history.