EMA is noteworthy as a study of a great, possessive and possessing performance; and as a dance movie whose dance sequences relate to the substance of the narrative. But as a study of a character, EMA joins Larraín’s gallery of films about subjects he seeks to control – and cannot.
THE ASSISTANT lingers, and not because it generates an incandescent rage. Instead, it simmers with a sense of quiet injustice and insidious malfeasance, which is communicated powerfully by Kitty Green, Julia Garner, and the creative team.
IT’S ALWAYS FAIR WEATHER, the last of the Stanley Donen-Gene Kelly collaborations, has the temerity to admit something we all know to be true: namely, that life can be a bit shit.
For those worried about disappearing into an anonymous suburban hellscape, VIVARIUM will be the descent into fear and confusion it is clearly intended to be. Jim Ross reviews.
The story of Nicholas van der Swart – a young closeted gay man, conscripted for the South African Defence Force – is one of repressive aggression.
Andrew Kötting’s latest film, THE WHALEBONE BOX, is an abstract and beguiling psychogeographic documentary about the journey of a box.
MY FIONA is a promising debut from Kelly Walker and a heartfelt film about the complexities of life and grief.
The 2020 general programme of IberoDocs had a focus on Portugal, with the six short films included in the night’s screening from a variety of places including Spain, Portugal, Hungary and Serbia. This was a smorgasbord of international voices that each held their ground as a glimpse into a particular time and place.
By helping people across borders, across sexualities, across genders, THE LAWYER tells us that we can challenge oppressive systems, use our privilege to help others, and improve the world for marginalised people.
With COLOR OUT OF SPACE Richard Stanley delivers his first feature film for over two decades, and successfully transfers the inscrutable prose of H.P. Lovecraft’s short story to screen.
