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The official poster for Train Dreams [2025] show the film's protagonist, Robert Grainier, played by Joel Edgerton, standing in half the frame, head bowed and in workwear, with an axe over his shoulder. Trees climb from the top of the frame, surrounded by clouds. It's a visual suggestion that this is a film about labour… Continue reading What does Train Dreams say about work, family, and the self?
Beauty standards are a palpable topic for exploring, particularly when they're about women in image-obsessed Hollywood. This is the setting for Coralie Fargeat's The Substance, a satirical and grotesque body horror that serves up its own version of warped feminism. The film focuses on Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore), an ageing TV fitness instructor who was revered… Continue reading Film Review | The Substance
Monster is a dense and complex drama by Hirokazu Kore-eda that serves to explore contemporary Japan through the eyes of a mother, her son, and the boy's teacher in an entwined triptych. The film opens with a burning building in the centre of town, lighting up the dead of night. Whilst people take notice and observe,… Continue reading Film Review | Monster
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