The absurdities of the privileged in the face of incoming disaster is smartly dissected in João Nuno Pinto’s Tallinn entry 18 Holes to Paradise.
18 Holes to Paradise Keeps Things Under Par
Tag: Cinema
The Pupil Hauntingly Depicts Grooming Hidden in Plain Sight
At a time when “groomer” is used as a political smear, The Pupil shows us the truly sickening impact the reality can have on young boys and girls.
An Eerie Maternal Bond, Under a Volcano’s Shadow
Borrowing Reygadas’ DOP, Ana Cristina Barragán’s taboo-breaking film The Ivy doesn’t satisfy, even if it keeps us curious.
Empty Incel Nonsense
Evi Kalogiropoulou’s deeply disappointing Gorgonà leans so heavily into fascist aesthetics it starts to resemble the very thing it criticises.
The Visitor’s Beautiful Baltic Banality
Despite its preponderance of gorgeous images, The Visitor provides an emotionally-detached experience that can’t match the magic of its visuals.
I Saw the Face of God in The Jet Wash. Celtic Spirit on Super 8.
Mark Jenkin’s loopy tour of the Celtic regions of the world (and Los Angeles) is British cinema and its most pure and eccentric. Essential viewing.
Videoheaven Lovingly Resurrects a Lost World
Over the course of three hours, Alex Ross Perry knowingly charts the rise and fall of the video store, from cultural icon to modern irrelevance.
M3gan 2.0 Is Everything You Want — And More
The sequel to surprise hit M3GAN, M3GAN 2.0 dives headfirst into deranged action-comedy mayhem — and is a wildly enjoyable, if uneven ride.
What Remains from Cannes 2025?
Jafar Panahi’s Un Simple Accident Palme characterises a Cannes line-up that will be better known for its political potential than its aesthetic content.
One For The Pure Cinema Heads
Reflection in a Dead Diamond is a loving and deeply satisfying riff on classic spy tropes with a true and abiding love of the genre.