Words: Brody Rossiter Twitter: @BrodyRossiter BACK IN THE U.S.S.R. Pieced together solely from footage sourced from the Soviet film archives, Sergei Loznitsa’s collection of documentaries, Blockade, Revue, and Landscape, provides a largely unseen portrait of Russia’s tumultuous and often deeply tragic journey through the 20th Century. Retrospectively the key events which have marked the vast […]
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Words: Brody Rossiter Twitter: @BrodyRossiter I KNOW WHAT BOYS LIKE Originally released in 1982 alongside Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Last American Virgin is often overlooked when it comes to benchmark releases of the coming-of-age comedy variety. This is primarily due to the enduring popularity and influence of Fast Times’ Cameron Crowe penned script, […]
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GIRL ON FILM After fleeing Catalonia amidst the chaos of The Spanish Civil War, Mercè finds herself sequestered from Franco’s army upon the streets of a quaint French town – which itself exists under the daily pervasiveness of Nazi rule. As the beautiful refugee goes about life, washing her feet in the town square fountain […]
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Words: Brody Rossiter Twitter: @BrodyRossiter IT’S 1988, WELCOME TO HELL There have been several depictions of supermax prisons committed to film over the last few decades. Whether pure action, sci-fi, or a combination of the two, very rarely do we see these intimidating structures of incarceration exhibited beyond the two genres. Usually our protagonists begin […]
Read MoreIf the prospect of Monday morning wasn’t scary enough, have a frightful end to your weekend with the FILM IN WORDS Sunday Scare.
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The FILM IN WORDS Netflix Film of the Week: helping you navigate the filmic minefield of the nation’s favourite video streaming service.
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