Portrait of a Lady on Fire Review – A Breathtaking, Beautiful Lesbian Romance

Unsurprisingly, no women were nominated at the Oscars in the Best Director category this year. And it’s important to state for those who didn’t keep up with their film watching last year that this isn’t due to female directors not trying hard enough, as optimistic/ignorant commentators on awards season often like to argue. Greta Gerwig crafted a loving and compelling adaptation of one of the … Continue reading Portrait of a Lady on Fire Review – A Breathtaking, Beautiful Lesbian Romance

The 2020 Awards Season: OAFFC Awards And Dorian Awards

The 2020 Awards season is upon us, so I’d like to provide links to the two awards I was eligible to vote in as a critic and association member: the OAFFC awards, and the GALECA Dorian awards! Here are links to the results of each – in my opinion, I was very happy with what my colleagues voted for, and plenty of my picks won … Continue reading The 2020 Awards Season: OAFFC Awards And Dorian Awards

Parasite Review – A Mesmerising Indictment Of Western Capitalism

It feels like we’re on the precipice of huge change right now. I can’t truly justify that (I’m a film student, not a politician), but the amount of anger and vitriol and injustice in the world right now must be coming to a head soon. I don’t mean the cruel, pointless war that the US is insisting upon either – I mean an out and … Continue reading Parasite Review – A Mesmerising Indictment Of Western Capitalism