A brief look at David ‘Deprave’ Cronenberg’s latest feature. Following an extended hiatus from 2014’s Maps of the Stars to now, cinema’s most (in)famous body horror expert has at last come back with his latest film Crimes of the Future. Titled after his second feature film, originally made in 1970…

On the infamous Vincent Gallo’s great first film. There’s no doubting that a large part of Vincent Gallo’s infamy boils down to his public appearances as something of an outcast art rebel. Gallo has built up a reputation as arrogant, mean and often outright odd, and considering that his first…

On the variety of work from two of Hollywood’s most exciting directors. The Coen Brothers seem often to be labelled as directors suitable for those just getting into cinema, a directing duo suited to fit those who are new to the form and interested in expanding, alongside the likes of…

The one director perfectly merging his artistic talent with commercial interests. “I think if I were going to run a studio I’d just be gathering the best filmmakers I could find and sort of let them do their thing within certain economic parameters. So I would call Shane Carruth, or…

On Eric Andre’s revival of a personal favourite comedy sub-genre. — Everybody knows the extent to which hidden camera prank shows exploded in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Jackass exploded onto the scene just as the new millennium did, and it wasn’t long before their controversial and outrageous pranks (though, usually conducted on each other rather than the public) grew…

On cinema’s most famous transitional moment. (A.K.A. the Nouvelle Vague) — Some related (and astoundingly beautiful) music for your listening pleasure whilst reading , if wanted, can be found HERE. I was avoiding tackling this one somewhat, as it is certainly larger in scale than the other cinematic trends I have covered up to this point. But, here we are, and…

In honour of Pride month. Effectively, a tribute to my favourite author. Yes, yes… I know. Refusing to give you the book title in the name of this article was a little mean of me. But don’t worry — it’s coming. When I first got back into reading as a…

Exploring the best that queer cinema has to offer, in honour of Pride month. Major spoilers for Beau Travail (Claire Denis, 1999). Mild spoilers for A Special Day (Ettore Scola, 1977). Seeing as cinema is one of the newest art forms available to us (the only newer forms that come…