An ode to music in Cold War
Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cold War can only be described as an epic story of love, suffering and music. The film spans 15 years in the postwar era, presenting Wiktor’s (Tomasz Kot) and Zula’s…
10 Things I Hate About You: Redefining the 90s Rom-Com
10 Things I Hate About You has taken over my life. I’ll admit it. Now, as a seasoned film connoisseur and self-declared cinephile, I’d be too embarrassed to answer “10…
Cult Column: Jesus Christ Superstar
It’s nearly Easter again, and for me that’s synonymous with my yearly rewatch of Jesus Christ Superstar, specifically the 1973 film version directed by the criminally underrated Norman Jewison. Despite…
Cult Column: Celebrating 30 Years of Orlando at the Cameo
On a rather damp Sunday evening I went down to the Cameo to watch the 30th anniversary screening of Orlando. I had wanted to watch Orlando for some time, having…
Cult Column: Under the Silver Lake
This article contains film spoilers. CW: suicide, rape I am not entirely sure what I watched when I watched Under the Silver Lake, but one thing I can say for…
Cult Column: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The dreamscape that is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) takes its audience on a bittersweet journey of love, nostalgia and regret. The film progresses to the ugly ending…
Cult Column: But I’m a Cheerleader
I am obsessed with But I’m a Cheerleader. I’ve seen it three times, which might not sound like much, but I only first watched it in February 2022 (and I’m not an avid…
Cult Column: OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
Comedy films, in the true sense of the genre, don’t really exist anymore. Sure, we get films which are funny or films which have jokes in them, but the days…