More and more, we live in such a seamless continuum between real and virtual life – a desert of the real – that it’s almost impossible to create an uncanny valley in [...]

Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s Eleven is a manifesto for what might be clunkily called post-postmodernism – a conspicuous departure from the late postmodern aesthetic that [...]

French Kiss is one of the stranger films in both Meg Ryan and Lawrence Kasdan’s oeuvres. On the face of it, this is a breezy romcom, in which American Kate, played by Ryan, [...]

The Village was released at the very apex of M. Night Shyamalan’s career, and as a result it’s one of his most gorgeously atmospheric and lyrical films. Set in what [...]

Armageddon Time is one of James Gray’s most beautifully observed films. On the face of it, or from a distance, it might also seem like one of his most conventional films [...]

Addicted to Love has to be one of the weirdest mainstream releases of the late 90s. In essence, it’s a response to the upswell of surveillance experiences, and the rise of [...]

Beau is Afraid may well turn out to be Ari Aster’s magnum opus, even though it represents somewhat of a sharp turn away from the horror of Hereditary and Midsommer. In [...]

To date, the Insidious franchise has been largely composed of prequels to the original film, all of which serve to establish paranormal investigator Elise Rainier, played by [...]

Catherine Hardwicke is one of the few directors working in Hollywood who is committed to women’s cinema as a distinct mode and experience. Her latest film, Mafia Mamma, is [...]

Kate & Leopold belongs to a unique class of American films and television series that were produced before September 11, but released after it. By pre-empting the needs [...]