Zombie film is a “genre that just won’t die,” someone once said. It all started in the early thirties when Hollywood was beginning to try out “iconic-monster” films, and within a short period of time, the first feature-length “walking-dead” movie was presented to the audience: director Victor Halperin’s inexpensively made White Zombie (1932). Since then, zombie…
Almodóvar’s Julieta
Pedro Almodóvar, arguably one of the gods of the silver screen, returned this year with his 20th film creation – Julieta, a touching drama based on three short stories by the Canadian short story writer (and Nobel Prize winner) Alice Munro. Just days ago, Spain decided on Julieta as its entry for the coveted Foreign…
In Conversation with the Clyde Brothers & Avery Clyde
The Clyde Brothers (If I Could Tell You) have always been interested in television and films, so when they grew up, they have decided to establish their own independent creative production company Squint Pictures. “As writer/directors, the Clyde Brothers love to develop unique characters thrown into sometimes outrageous, but always relatable situations. Their work capitalizes…
If I Could Tell You (Short Film) Review
According to WHO, infertility is a global public heath issue and affects a significant proportion of people. However, the innovation of IVF has brought hope to those who struggle to conceive; some are lucky, while some are sadly forced to give up as the treatment doesn’t work. To those affected, infertility might be seen as…
The Childhood of a Leader Review
What is it that makes a person become a ruthless leader? Is it a traumatising experience in their adult years? Or is it something that is instilled in them in their childhood? Historians have argued over what makes a person hunger for power for many years, and their answers can differ greatly. But Brady Corbet…
Star Trek Beyond Review
Star Trek is a massively successful franchise which opened its first frontier with a TV space opera exactly 50 years ago, and has since spun off seven TV shows (with the upcoming Star Trek: Discovery) and also – Star Trek Beyond included – 13 feature films. Star Trek Beyond is the third instalment of the…
London Korean Film Festival 2016- Teaser Screening: The Himalayas
Someone once said that “There is something about the Himalayas not possessed by the Alps, something unseen and unknown, a charm that pervades every hour spent among them, a mystery intriguing and disturbing. Confronted by them, a man loses his grasp of ordinary things, perceiving himself as immortal, an entity capable of outdistancing all changes,…
Maggie’s Plan Review
Welcome to Maggie’s bubble. It is a very genre-specific bubble; that of quirky intellectuals, and Springsteen- and Žižek-loving academics/anthropologists in the cold-but-all-warm-inside New York. We’ve visited similar bubbles before with some other (famous) directors, so we can feel right at home as we gently descend into this subtly-woven, but then also occasionally in-your-face (in an…
Insane (날,보러와요) Review
South Korea has been facing the increasing number of mental illnesses, caused by various factors such as suicide, divorce, addiction, as well as expeditious development of technology; for that reason, various mental institutions have increased their facilities where people – willingly, or unwillingly, and some in secret – admit themselves to get help with their…
Jason Bourne Review
It is an exciting time for Jason Bourne’s enthusiasts; the new film about the skilful super-spy is back again. Howbeit, this arises one particular question: why would Paul Greengrass- known for his box-office hits such as The Bourne Ultimatum, The Bourne Supremacy and Captain Philips- and Matt Damon (The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Bourne Supremacy, The Martian) come…
VIEW OF THE ARTS 