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Memoir Of A Snail: Review. By Ayrton-Lewis Avery. Memoir of a Snail, directed by Adam Elliot, has shown us a mastery of stop-motion claymation. Indeed, clay is the focal point and the principal motif of this film. Like clay, a child’s life is moulded from innocence into lucid awareness of… Read more »

All The Men I Met But Never Dated: Review. By Simon Thompson  Co-writer and director Muneeb Hassan’s short film All The Men I Met But Never Dated is a low-key understated effort, with excellent cinematography by Nicholas Pietroniro, and a pair of capable performances by its two leads. In only… Read more »

The Electric State: Trailer Talk. On top of sequels and remakes, adaptations are also a subgenre that the film industry is very familiar with. And, while there have been some great adaptations of books, there are also ones that completely miss the point of its source material. ‘The Electric State’… Read more »

Emilia Pérez – Review. By Daniel Rester. Emilia Pérez is the kind of audacious film from a gifted director that just never quite finds the right balance despite much effort being put into it. French filmmaker Jacques Audiard (who made the terrific picture A Prophet (2009)) certainly shows ambition and… Read more »

Power Alley: Review. By Simon Thompson. Writer/director Lillah Halla’s Power Alley is a rapid and punchy feature debut that, while being impressively shot and edited, ultimately falls short when it comes to its narrative structure. While Power Alley is a movie with a lot to say about the socio-political situation… Read more »

Sydney Sweeney Edition: Bits & Pieces – New York City’s beloved Ukrainian restaurant Veselka is best known for its borscht and varenyky, but it has become a beacon of hope for Ukraine. As the second-generation owner Tom Birchard reluctantly retires after 54 years, his son Jason faces the pressures of stepping… Read more »

What would happen if ‘The Purge’ and 2009’s ‘Daybreakers’ was put into a blender, but replaced the vampires with werewolves? Well, you’d get the upcoming action-horror film ‘Werewolves’! ‘Werewolves’ sees a group of humans try to survive the night of a full moon after most of the world’s population have… Read more »