Film of the week: Evil Does Not Exist
The Japanese director behind 2021’s Drive My Car delivers a beautiful and contemplative eco-drama that ends with one of this year’s most harrowingly haunting endings.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min readThe Japanese director behind 2021’s Drive My Car delivers a beautiful and contemplative eco-drama that ends with one of this year’s most harrowingly haunting endings.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min readAlex Garland divides opinions, and America, in a nihilistic war fantasy. And the surprise Spanish animated Robot Dreams is a charming piece that both breaks and…
By Francisco Silva - 5 min readThis week, an action film and a serious drama about the nature of institutionalised racism. One set to be a modern classic, the other no…
By Francisco Silva - 5 min readWim Wenders returns with a simple and heartwarming slice of life set in Tokyo.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min readSydney Sweeney turns scream queen in a nunsploitation horror film that is effective, if a little predictable.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min readKristen Stewart headlines a pumping high-octane thriller, while a little Australian horror does a lot with very little. Plus a ticket giveaway for the upcoming…
By Lucy Nixon and Francisco Silva - 5 min readPicking up seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor, this year’s ceremony belonged to the epic biopic.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min readA sequel for the fans that is as epic, grandiose, and bloated as promised.
By Francisco Silva - 4 min readJonathan Glazer’s fourth film makes one of the most important artistic statements of the decade. And it comes exactly when we needed it the most.
By Francisco Silva - 4 min readIn a week for emotionally manipulative romantic films, Aki Kaurismäki delivers the most earnest and deadpan of all.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min readTodd Haynes, with Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman, returns with an off-beat, satirical take on why Hollywood destroys our idea of body image.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min readThe winner of last year’s Palm D’Or is a French courtroom drama elevated by one of the best performances in recent memory.
By Francisco Silva - 4 min readA gorgeous, well-acted homage to the personal and complicated nature of love
By Francisco Silva - 4 min read