Art House… Movie #53 2023: Scrapper (2023) 12 Oct 202312 Oct 2023 Christ, I've not posted here since August 13th. That's almost two months to the day. Not that anyone will have noticed really, but it's with good reason that I've been…
Art House… Movie #44 2023: The French Dispatch (2021) 12 Jul 20237 Jul 2023 I do understand the appeal of Wes Anderson's films, I swear. They are aesthetically very pleasing, with their often symmetrical imagery, fantasy pastel palettes and quirky narrative voice. The funny…
Art House… Movie #32 2023: The Worst Person in the World (2021) 22 May 202322 May 2023 When The Worst Person in the World was released, there was a lot of buzz around it. Not only did lead Renate Reinsve win the Best Actress award at Cannes,…
Art House… Movie #19 2023: Causeway (2022) 12 Mar 20238 Mar 2023 Today's the day: it's the evening of the 95th Academy Awards. Whilst ultimately awards ceremonies mean very little in the grand scheme of things, there's no doubt that the majority…
Art House… Movie #14 2023: Aftersun (2022) 2 Mar 202328 Feb 2023 Aftersun is a special movie. I won't beat around the bush here. It was one of those rarities in that at first, I had no idea what I was watching.…
Art House… Movie #13 2023: TÁR (2022) 28 Feb 202327 Feb 2023 Some loved it, some hated it. I'm actually going to side with the former on this occasion in that Tár is probably one of my favourite 'First Watches' of the…
Art House… Movie #82 2022: The House of the Devil (2009) 24 Oct 202220 Oct 2022 I know what you're thinking: the images used in this review don't exactly scream 2009. And you'd be right - that is actually a huge compliment. If you're also thinking…
Art House… Movie #80 2022: X (2022) 20 Oct 202218 Oct 2022 Alright, Ti West. Fair play. If you're looking for a horror movie that steps away from the usual horror tropes this season, this may very well be the one for…
Art House… Movie #72 2022: Oldboy (2003) 8 Sep 20225 Sep 2022 Can you believe this movie has been sitting in my DVD collection for 18 months and I only watched it last week? Even though I knew that it is critically…
Art House… Movie #20 2022: Petite Maman (2021) 1 Mar 202219 Feb 2022 Ahhhh, that's better. After a slew of 3 Q films, I've finally come across something exceptional. Of course, I'd expect no less of Céline Sciamma, who completely floored me when…
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