Niu Lai is a truly horrendous animated tale following a cow and her calf through a … Niu Lai, and the comforting humanity of incompetenceRead more
Hollywood Hegemony
Project Hail Mary: The coldness of space, and the wonder of companionship
Project Hail Mary is another of those films I’ve ignored countless recommendations for. Ahead of this … Project Hail Mary: The coldness of space, and the wonder of companionshipRead more
Deciphering Christopher Nolan’s conservative siren song in The Odyssey
The Odyssey is inescapably a dissection of both the shoot and cry genre, and the crumbling … A siren callRead more
Modern mythmaking: What we learn about ourselves by exposing the Hodag
Folklore and mythology don’t need to be real to matter. Every story tells us something about … Modern mythmaking: What we learn about ourselves by exposing the HodagRead more
Fifa’s ‘crap’ half-time show, and the battle for football’s soul
“I like a lot of them artists, but I thought it was crap.” Finally, Wayne Rooney … Fifa’s ‘crap’ half-time show, and the battle for football’s soulRead more
The House of Stevenson: moderate taxation comes up against a ruling class determined not to save itself
When the previous government was removed from power, the transition seemed to be going fine until … The House of Stevenson: moderate taxation comes up against a ruling class determined not to save itselfRead more
The worst people you know: Backrooms is a flawed but valuable satire of corporate AI psychosis
In some ways Backrooms lives up to the hype – others, not so much. While it … The worst people you know: Backrooms is a flawed but valuable satire of corporate AI psychosisRead more
Ghost in the Machine offers a critical deep dive into so-called artificial intelligence
Writing for the Sundance Institute website, Erik Adams calls Valerie Veatch’s Ghost in the Machine “the scariest movie … Ghost in the Machine offers a critical deep dive into so-called artificial intelligenceRead more
Marjane Satrapi’s legacy shows why keeping the humanity in storyboarding matters
The passing of Marjane Satrapi – who her family say “died of sadness” a year after … Marjane Satrapi’s legacy shows why keeping the humanity in storyboarding mattersRead more
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