By David Pountain Directed by Colin Rothbart The outlandish performance artists of East London’s alternative drag scene are no strangers to personal struggle. As Colin Rothbart’s rapturous new documentary Dressed as a Girl demonstrates, the […]
By David Pountain Directed by Philippe Lesage Raindance Film Festival review There is a generous array of cinematic reference points that can be used in any discussion of The Demons, the piercing narrative feature debut from French-Canadian documentarian Philippe […]
By David Pountain Directed by Lee Po-cheung For those of you familiar with the cinematic record of beloved Hong Kong actor Anthony Wong (which includes such crime-thriller classics as Infernal Affairs, Hard Boiled and Exiled), […]
By Jane McKerrow and David Pountain Warning: Intro may contain traces of sarcasm You know who really has it hard these days? Straight white males. Ever since Mad Max: Fury Road ruined action films forever, […]
By William Page – Co-founder of FilmDoo Oculus announced yesterday that Netflix is coming to Gear VR, and that you’ll be able to download it directly onto your existing hardware immediately. For the time being, […]
By Matthew Riordan Directed by Remy Bennett and Emilie Richard-Froozan The name ‘Buttercup Bill’ rings with a childlike innocence. In many ways it is the perfect title for Remy Bennett and Emilie Richard-Froozan’s feature-length debut, a […]