Oleg and the Rare Arts
It may be that Oleg is a deluded nostalgist, but it’s equally possible that he has a genuine insight into the transcendent effects of art.
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Watersprite: Emotions
Copulating dogs, explicit sex talk and full-frontal puppet nudity: Stephen Watson reviews the “Emotions” strand of shorts at Watersprite 2016.
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Miss Osbourne
Consistently gorgeous to look at and with some extraordinary set-pieces, THE STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MISS OSBOURNE is, like much of Walerian Borowczyk’s work, likely to be an acquired taste.
Wojaczek
This film dealing with a poet’s urge to self-destruct is often unexpectedly, if darkly, funny.
The Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution
An expert, if not wholly balanced, retelling of the still-relevant story of the Black Panthers.
Interview with Kyle Rideout
Stephen Watson speaks to Kyle Rideout about his film EADWEARD, a drama focusing on a period in the life of pioneering photographer Eadweard Muybridge.
Eadweard
Though not without faults or bizarre accents, this ambitious, low-budget film about pioneering photographer Eadweard Muybridge has much to recommend it.
Meet Lech Majewski
Stephen Watson offers an introduction to Lech Majewski’s visually inspiring and intellectually stimulating cinematic works, screening at CFF2015
Portrait Of The Artist
Fitfully witty but structurally unsound French jeu d’esprit: not so much ‘high art’ as ‘Hi, Art!’, writes Stephen Watson.
I Am A Soldier
Dour but well-observed drama about desperate times and hard choices, enlivened by the interesting family relationship at its heart.