Best of the Month
Best of the Month: September 2024
For the trio of films picked by our team as Best of the Month we've got stories of rule-breakers, magical portals and police camps.
News
Kon Satoshi: Good Morning; Magnetic Rose
Word arrived Stateside this morning, not through any official announcement, but through the tweets of his friends and collaborators. Kon Satoshi, one of the leading lights of Anime, director of the films Perfect Blue and Paprika, has sadly passed away at age 47.
BFI London Film Festival
A S/W Centric Look at the 2022 BFI London Film Festival
With the BFI London Film Festival set to once again open its doors on Wednesday October 5th, we take a look at the programme and select our highlights from the 2022 line-up.
Sci‑Fi
Haukur Björgvinsson
Heartless
Young couple Anna and Gunnar are deeply in love but they face being torn apart by a society where people are assigned a new spouse by lottery every seven years
Drama
Crossbow
A stylish and meditative film centering on the unhappy life of a neglected teen, told from the perspective of his neighbor who attempts to make sense of him.
Dark Comedy
Jason Jeffrey
Clown Face
Michael's mid-life crisis was a flame out. Left his wife. Bought a Porsche (used). Now, lonely and looking to make amends, he's seeking forgiveness and counsel from his angry daughter.
Dramedy
Greg Brunkalla
God
Submersed in "bro" culture, a fraternity brother's obsession with a poem and its poetess begin to inform him more about himself than he is ready to accept.
Documentary
Brian Bolster
One Year Lease
In a story told almost entirely through voicemail messages, Brian, Thomas, and Casper endure a year with Rita, their cat-loving landlady.
Action
Brent Forrest
Samurai Frog Golf
A retired frog samurai wants nothing more than to be left alone and spend his remaining years in peace on the golf course. But when he unwillingly becomes the protector of a baby turtle he must draw his club for one more round.
