The sleep of reason is what’s supposed to produce monsters … but not as many as sleep deprivation. That is the awful paradox driving this
Category: Films
Agent of Happiness review – Bhutan surveyors attempt to analyse joy
In Bhutan, they measure progress not just by GDP, but also Gross National Happiness. This quiet, gently absorbing documentary follows two “happiness agents” as they
James Stewart is sublimely strange and sweet in Harvey as a drunkard with an invisible rabbit friend
How does one go about choosing their favourite James Stewart movie? The great actor’s oeuvre spans a wide variety of genres and moods. For good
‘Rage is your gift’: Paul Mescal battles Pedro, Denzel and a rhino in first Gladiator II trailer
The first trailer for one of the autumn’s most hotly anticipated films has arrived. Gladiator II, Ridley Scott’s sequel to his 2000 Oscar-conquering epic, is
Fly Me to the Moon review – slinky Scarlett Johansson in cynical moon-landing conspiracy comedy
Would you like to watch a goofy romcom about Bill Gates conspiring to implant 5G in millions of Americans’ bodies using the Covid vaccine –
Jon Landau obituary
Three of the highest grossing films of all time – Titanic (1997), Avatar (2009) and its sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) – were
‘Opened my whole world up’: inside Oscar-tipped prison theater drama Sing Sing
When Sean “Dino” Johnson first heard of a new theater program from another guy in the yard at Sing Sing, a maximum security prison 30
Thine Ears Shall Bleed review – occult horror-western heads into the wilderness
This year has seen a boom in religious horror, from occult pre-boot The First Omen to Immaculate’s nunsploitation with a feminist twist. The debut feature
Carbon & Water review – sexual fulfilment of a gay man in his 60s is little-explored territory
Shot in the scenic North Yorkshire fishing village of Staithes, Christopher Clarke’s drama seeks to contrast the majestic beauty of the landscape with the loneliness
A Prince review – queer erotic drama of sexual enlightenment through gardening
This latest film from artist, film-maker, and farmer Pierre Creton evokes a tradition in French erotica in which a youthful protagonist has a series of