By Ali Moosavi. They believe the world is going to end in a nuclear war and they set up places off the grid that are self-sustaining. We took that idea and it evolved into a story about a man for whom the Armageddon was really a metaphorical Armageddon in which […]
What is and What Could Have Been: Alien 3 – Gibson’s Screenplay, Cadigan’s Novel, Fincher’s Film
By Jeremy Carr. Alien 3’s tumultuous genesis and the abundant what-could-have-beens have left many fans of the Alien series to wonder how else the picture could have materialized. Providing one of the more compelling cases is William Gibson’s unmade screenplay….” There was little doubt that whatever came next would have […]
Everything I Expected, and Too Much More: Moonfall Crashes Big
By Elias Savada. If you want an ear-smashing IMAX presentation, you’ll get one…. If you’re a reasonable person, you should avoid being in its vicinity.” Critics haven’t taken kindly to much of the escapist entertainment from German-born producer-director-writer Roland Emmerich. So, why should his latest be any different? It’s not. […]
‘Uncanny Sonic Novum’: Liz Faber’s The Computer’s Voice: From Star Trek to Siri
A Book Review by Paula Murphy. The Computer’s Voice offers a lively, engaging study and makes an important contribution to our understanding of the ways in which film and television both reflect and shape our attitudes to technology.” Conversing with smart devices has become an everyday occurrence: ‘Alexa, what’s the […]
“Just Look at It!”: Iván Zulueta’s Arrebato (Altered Innocence)
By Thomas Puhr. Altered Innocence’s reissue will hopefully not only satiate fans, but also seduce more viewers into joining the Zulueta fold.” On paper, José (Eusebio Poncela) has a life many aspiring filmmakers would happily take. A director of B-level horror movies with titles like The Curse of the Wolfman, […]
An Arctic Train Ride: Compartment No. 6
By Anees Aref. “A charming and elegantly crafted story about romantic longing, companionship, and the surprising places people find it.” Whether as a dramatic or metaphorical tool, the train can function in various ways to explore the inner and outer dramas of both character and plot, emotional and physical spaces. […]
Nostalgia Rides the Rails: Alex Nevill’s Ferroequinology
By Elias Savada. Ferroequinology is a pleasant ebb and flo road movie about wandering souls. Laconic, lyrical, observatory, and part soft-spoken public service announcement.” At just 66 minutes, Ferroequinology is a short-haul documentary about a big ass word (the study of the iron horse, i.e., locomotives, but the film is […]
TV Divas and Armani Archfiends: Amanda Kramer on Give Me Pity! (IFFR 2022)
By Alexandra Heller-Nicholas. Give Me Pity! is a natural progression to the previous work because it pushes the idea of artificial space further. We’re located on a stage meant to look and feel like a stage. The film is about a consummate performer performing a performance.” Sissy St. Claire is a […]
A Neo-Noir Obsession: An Interview with Paul Solet on Clean
By Yun-hua Chen. Obsession in general is something that’s a sort of a bottomless wealth for me to draw on. I identify with that sort of [neo-noir] obsession about my own work, so it’s easy to tap into that personally.” The second collaboration between Paul Solet and Adrien Brody after […]
Rose-Tinted Glasses – The Beatles: Get Back
By Christopher Sharrett. Peter Jackson’s new documentary, The Beatles: Get Back, culled from fifty hours of film left over from the 1970 film Let It Be…tends to make [their breakup] rosier than it was, with the band in a mostly kindly mood but for a couple of nasty scrapes.” The […]