Written by Taylor Baker 82/100 Neon is seeking to follow up its Parasite success with Oscar 2021 hopeful Spencer. Which details a few days in the life of Princess Diana played by Kristen Stewart over a Christmas holiday. It’s Pablo … Continue reading.
Tag: Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review: Petite Maman
Written by Taylor Baker 78/100 “Say goodbye.” Petite Maman will historically be known as the film that Celine Sciamma followed up her intimate, awarding winning and otherworldly Portrait of a Lady on Fire with. Perhaps unfairly, as her predecessor to … Continue reading.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire: A Collokino Conversation hosted by Jim Wilson
Portrait of a Lady on Fire Directed by Céline Sciamma, 2019 Jim Wilson: Michael, thanks for doing this with me again. How have you been doing? Michael Clawson: Thanks for having me back for another Collokino! I’m doing well, spending … Continue reading.
Sundance 2021 Review: The World to Come
Written by Maria Manuella Pache de Athayde 65/100 With Portrait of A Lady on Fire (2019) as the gold standard, everything that's come after it has seemed subpar. Fastvold’s second feature, The World to Come, isn’t bad; but it's hard … Continue reading.
Jumbo
Written by Alina Faulds 60/100 The narrative structure of Zoé Wittock’s debut feature Jumbo is reminiscent of the amusement park ride that Jeanne (Noémie Merlant) is supposedly enamoured with. The Move-It ride is the kind where you’re strapped in as … Continue reading.