Alone In Berlin (1947)

There’s a study to be written reading this alongside Terrence Malick’s latest film A Hidden Life: the former described by … More

Encounters at the End of the World (2007)

Difficult to look at this one objectively: my first ever Herzog film, I think, and still probably my personal favourite … More

love it. petzold finally over the line with a first-take gem. interesting watch so soon after Yella, both films subjecting ambiguous and … More

of herzog’s other work, this reminded me most consistently of The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner. again, here, we see … More

Films Ema (Larraín, 2020. Mubi) – Big ‘preview’ for this on 1st May; turns out they put it on the main … More

Films The Éric Rohmer Collection (Arrow video, 2005) – My concession to Ruth’s suggestion that I take the pandemic as an … More

Near the beginning of The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner, Werner Herzog literally stakes out the physical genesis point of … More

There’s a nicely cohesive vibe to this about the brave but amusing approximation that characterises the human struggle to understand … More

Films Eastern Promises (Cronenberg, 2007. DVD) – Draw a line from A History of Violence down to Cosmopolis and Maps to the Stars and you’ll … More

At just under two hours, this feels like a long film, but the reason why changes – for the better … More