Hamnet ★★★½
Part of the artistic achievement of Chloé Zhao‘s absorbing account of genius and the personal grammar of grief is notContinue Reading
Tag: William Shakespeare
The Theme of Absence in Hamnet
There has been much praise for Chloé Zhao’s new film, Hamnet, an adaptation of author Maggie O’Farrell’s novel. The plauditsContinue Reading
What We’re Watching – February 2024
This February, we have been viewing a number of lesser-seen films. You can read below our thoughts on a trioContinue Reading
The Films of Merchant Ivory Productions
Sixty years ago, Merchant Ivory Productions produced its first feature film. The production company came about as a collaboration betweenContinue Reading
Most Anticipated of December 2021
Alex Sitaras: Like the two months before it, December continues to show that movies are back. First up I’d likeContinue Reading
Altruistic Love in Le Notti Bianche
Infatuation is fleeting while true love endures even when the connection has ceased. For the dreamer, this distinction is foreign;Continue Reading
Discussing My Own Private Idaho
Alex Sitaras: In this issue of our Living Room Chats, we’re taking on the Gus Van Sant drama My OwnContinue Reading
The King ★★
Both Sir Laurence Olivier and Sir Kenneth Branagh have previously directed and starred in adaptations of William Shakespeare‘s Henry V.Continue Reading
1999 in Film
In the ninth month of the year, we look at a number of the films released twenty years ago atContinue Reading
The Musicals of Jacques Demy
On June 5, 1931, Jacques Demy was born with music in his ears. His dazzling films did not, perhaps, haveContinue Reading
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