Alan McGuire interviews Brett Gregory about his new film AM: What drew you to Peter Street’s story, and how did you decide to make him the subject... Continue reading
Set in the south of England, this self-reflexive instance of cinematic faction follows five young adults as they travel through an hour-long narrative that offers up visions... Continue reading
Angus Reid reviews Brief History Of A Family, directed by Lin Jianjie In 1928 the Soviet director and film theorist Sergei Eisenstein wrote an essay, The Cinematographic... Continue reading
by Rita di Santo The highly anticipated debut of Laura Carreira’s “On Falling,” winner of the Sutherland Award for Best First Feature at the 2024 BFI London... Continue reading
by Jon Baldwin In 2022 the Manchester-based writer/director, and regular contributor to Culture Matters, Brett Gregory, released his debut working-class feature film, ‘Nobody Loves You and You... Continue reading
Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979 – Gueorgui Pinkhassov/Magnum Photos, CC image. Jack Clarke speaks with Sergey Toymentsev, Assistant Professor of Russian in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures... Continue reading
Jon Baldwin reviews Hybrid Images and the Vanishing Point of Digital Visual Effects by Tom Livingstone, Edinburgh University Press, 2024 This is a fascinating book which examines... Continue reading
Brett Gregory speaks to Steve Presence and Matthias Kispert, co-conveners of the RFN, the largest alternative film/media communication hub in the world. The RFN was originally established... Continue reading
by Jenny Farrell The Irish language is often relegated to the past—a relic of rural idylls or historical dramas. Kneecap, directed by Rich Peppiatt, smashes this notion... Continue reading
John Green reviews the recent film by Johan Grimonprez Soundtrack to a Coup D’état is one of the most powerful documentaries I’ve seen in decades. It... Continue reading