With the 20th anniversary of the release of BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, it’s pertinent to look back on the wave of criticism that the film was met with upon its release, particularly concerning ideas of the Western among more conservative figures in the film industry.
The inaugural edition of the North West Independent Film Festival in Preston used its second day to focus on the theme of ‘Shifting Grounds: Breaking Cycles, Seeking Truths’, showcasing films which hold a spirit of independence and creative ambition.
Isabelle Huppert’s gut-punching performance solidifies THE PIANO TEACHER as one of modern cinema’s most profound, painful, and transcendental films.
Short film RETURN foregrounds the growing directorial voice of Sophia Carr-Gomm; a cinematic short with a haunting central performance, rendered all the more poignant by the passing of lead actor Peter Faulkner shortly after the film’s completion.
You would have to live under a rock or be terminally offline not to notice the recent surge in artificial intelligence use. The A.I. platform ChatGPT responds to user input using machine learning, analysing language used on social media platforms and other sites such as Wikipedia and Reddit, to name some sources from which it … Continue reading Ethical Spoilers & Alien: Romulus
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is ugly, prosaic, and dull, pandering to an audience willing to be spoon-fed lines that they once recognised and moves as gracefully as its geriatric lead.
The dangers of social media have spawned a slate of horror films over the last decade, but SICK OF MYSELF breaks new ground because it’s also a fascinating portrayal of addiction, in this case to fame.
Connor Lightobody talks to Charlotte Regan about Scrapper at EIFF 2023.
Reports of cinema’s death are greatly exaggerated, but the attack on the ‘big screen experience’ is coming from inside the building. As the focus on films continues to dwindle, and more and more desperate attempts are made to augment a diminished core experience, cinemagoing increasingly resembles an embodiment of a famous Groucho Marx quote: “I intend to live forever, or die trying.”
Associate Editor Simon Bowie reflects on the 2023 edition of Glasgow Short Film Festival, and its themes of machine learning, ‘weak’ artificial intelligence, and taking control of your own life or the tools you use.
