Director: Dan Biurrum Writer: Dan Biurrum & Mari Biurrum Cast: Danilo Martim, Diego Rodda, Clodd Dias … Saturday Matinees Preview: FArDADO [Uniformed] (2025)Read more
Analysis
Swimming to Cambodia and the power of seeing a movie ‘blind’
In our tightly cultivated media bubbles, we can be aggressively resistant to forms of storytelling which … Swimming to Cambodia and the power of seeing a movie ‘blind’Read more
Smiling Friends and the art of bowing out disgracefully
As the nature of internet censorship warps and shifts, artists who thrived digitally are turning to … Smiling Friends and the art of bowing out disgracefullyRead more
Saw’ll Fun And Games Til Someone Gets Hurt
Where the lines blur around what is or isn’t ‘horror’, or ‘elevated horror’ can offer an … Saw’ll Fun And Games Til Someone Gets HurtRead more
Writing history with Smoke/Stack Lightning: Sinners, and overcoming the limitations of white liberalism
Sinners is a truly remarkable movie, with Ryan Coogler cashing in his franchise filmmaking credit to … Writing history with Smoke/Stack Lightning: Sinners, and overcoming the limitations of white liberalismRead more
The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Slop Machine
One of the excuses proponents of AI ‘art’ fall back on is that what their plagiarism … The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Slop MachineRead more
To be, or not to be
As Hamnet reduces audiences to floods of tears in the run-up to the 2026 Oscars ceremony, … To be, or not to beRead more
Saturday Matinees Preview: Ker (2025)
Director: Sajad Soleymani Writer: Sajad Soleymani Cast: Niusha Shahrivari, Praham Khakzad, Mohammadsaeed Ahangar Running time: 19mins … Saturday Matinees Preview: Ker (2025)Read more
Saturday Matinees Preview: The Last Friend (2025)
Director: Ahmad Salehi Writer: Ahmad Salehi Running time: 8mins Film festivals are expensive – and so … Saturday Matinees Preview: The Last Friend (2025)Read more
Little Bigfoot II: One for the family?
When I was gifted both parts of the Little Bigfoot saga this Christmas, I was expecting … Little Bigfoot II: One for the family?Read more

