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 readCéline Sciamma follows her critical behemoth, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, with a modest, humble and whimsical time-travel story about daughters and mothers.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min readColin Farrell contemplates what makes him human, in this beautifully shot, philosophical sci-fi drama. Directed by Kongonada and score by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min readBloody, brutal, but intensely entertaining, Robert Eggers’s Viking epic delivers on its promises. With Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman and Ethan Hawke.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min readThe sci-fi, universe-hopping, mind-bending creative fest that won, well, everything at the 2023 Oscars. Find out why it was our critic’s film of the year
By Francisco Silva - 4 min readQuiet and contemplative as always, the Thai master Apichatpong Weerasethakul brings us another visual poem, this time with the help of a dedicated Tilda Swinton.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min readA meandering discussion of animals and how they intersect with the law
By Siobhan O'Sullivan - 7 min readRoger Michell’s final film is exactly like the British director’s whole career – charming, effective, and a jolly good time with expectedly solid performances from…
By Francisco Silva - 3 min readAn unexpectedly wonderful emotional story, with a terrific central performance, that lets you fill in the gaps instead of forcing the drama on us.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min readCrime thriller set among the mind games of the 2007-2010 Australian political era
By Amy Dale - 2 min readBarnett’s music has more depth than this documentary more interested in idolizing an artist than exploring her influence.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min read