“Based on a True(ish) story.” Caroline Lindy’s Your Monster is a sweet trilled high note curdling into a scream of...
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Nadine Whitney holds qualifications in cinema, literature, cultural studies, education and design. When not writing about film, art or books, she can be found napping and missing her cat.
With the documentary Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger, David Hinton is the ostensible director of Martin...
Karim Aïnouz’s adaptation of Elizabeth Freemantle’s novel about Katherine Parr The Queen’s Gambit begins with an unattributed quote: “History tells...
Blitz, Steve McQueen’s story of World War II London is a functional drama illustrating the different ‘Londons’ suffering under the...
The contemporary antipodean Gothic is an underexplored and underutilised genre. Australian and New Zealand filmmakers make excellent horror films, wonderful...
Aotearoa-New Zealand is on fire recently with brilliant genre films and debut feature director Sasha Rainbow’s body horror satire Grafted...
Ridley Scott’s 2000 Roman Empire swords and sandals epic Gladiator netted five Academy Awards including best picture and best actor...
Natalie Bailey’s black comedy Audrey knows the audience will hate almost every character in the film and yet relies on...
Small Things Like These directed by Tim Mielants is the second Claire Keegan adaptation from novella to screen. The Irish...
Jon Bell’s debut feature The Moogai tells the story of a young Aboriginal couple who have just brought home their...
