Interview with Orchid Feeder
Orchid Feeder discuss their music and longevity as a band that started as supporting session musicians and quickly developed into one of Dublin’s most exciting punk groups.
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Depicting Post-Natal Depression – Die My Love
“Rather than employing conventional storytelling, the film acts as an extensive study of the female soul in the turbulent period of early motherhood. A topic that is heavily tabooed and misconceived, yet to which Die My Love does justice.”
Zuzana discusses the themes of “Die My Love”.
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This Book Is Hell — Katabasis Review
“Kuang tries to lean into the tension of Alice being a woman in an intensely patriarchal, masculine field in the ‘80s, and the varied, complicated responses women can have to that kind of environment… in Katabasis it just doesn’t play. The issue is that the readers have no sympathy for Alice. She chases the most punishing professor, renowned for his poor treatment of students, particularly beautiful young women who fit Alice’s aesthetic profile…”
This week Caroline discusses R.F. Kuang’s latest book, Katabasis.
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Be My Romcom — People We Meet on Vacation Review
“In the modern film industry that often struggles with lighting and which pursues millennial grey as a colour palette, PWMOV is kaleidoscopic. The movie is alive with colour, every scene popping off the screen. The score is also excellently curated, as it perfectly aligns with the emotional resonance of each scene. Paula Abdul’s ‘Forever Your Girl’ will take its place in romcom music history, alongside “Everlasting Love” and “You’re So Vain”.”
Caroline dives into Brett Haley’s People We Meet on Vacation.
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The Charm of “non-biopic” Biopics and the Consequences of Ruthless Ambition in “Marty Supreme”
“Timothée Chalamet is made for this role… He is in full control of the magnetism he utilises to disarm Marty’s opponents no matter if it’s a potential sponsor or a short-lived fling, but with his body language he occasionally smoothly slips into a “leakage” of despair and anxiety. Enthralling, the audience almost enters a toxic relationship with Marty through Chalamet’s nuanced portrayal, luring us to look past his behavior and root for his atonement.”
Iveta covers Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme”.
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Family as The Muse in Sentimental Value
Amy delves into Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value, exploring themes of family relationships and muses.
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Lighting the Divine – Wake Up Dead Man Review
anfa is back with a piece on Rian Johnson’s “Wake Up Dead Man” which is part of the Knives Out series. Adelaide speaks on lighting as a storytelling tool and Johnson’s karmic narratives.
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In Retrospect: Edinburgh Film Festival
Iveta looks back on the films and Q+A’s that she attended at the 78th Edinburgh International Film Festival.
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The Year with the Peerless Movie: On “Sorry, Baby” and Time
Cassia delves in to the directorial debut of Eva Victor with “Sorry, Baby”.
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“Grief is rotting your teeth”: A Review of The Shrouds (2024)
“Needless to say, this film is an extremely personal work from Cronenberg, but that does not necessarily mean that it’s bereft of the techno-psychological and body-horror elements traditionally associated with his name as he continues his surreal filmic study on humans and their relationship with ever-advancing technologies.”
Fionn discusses David Cronenberg’s 2024 film, “The Shrouds”.
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