Tag: Author: Ruairi McCann

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Essay

THE PEOPLE’S ART: WAKALIWOOD AND THE ACTION MOVIE AS A DEMOCRATISED WORKING-CLASS EXPRESSION

Crazy World (Nabwana I.G.G., 2019), Ramon Film Productions, Uganda, DCP, colour, sound, 65 minutes
Crazy World (Nabwana I.G.G., 2019), Ramon Film Productions, Uganda, DCP, colour, sound, 65 minutes

Crazy World, the newest film from Uganda’s Wakaliwood studio, entrenches them as one of the most exciting loci of contemporary cinema

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Eureka Review

THROW DOWN

Throw Down / 柔道龍虎榜 (Johnnie To, 2004), Eureka Entertainment, Hong Kong, 35mm, colour, sound, 95 minutes, Sze-to (Louis Koo)
Throw Down / 柔道龍虎榜 (Johnnie To, 2004), Eureka Entertainment, Hong Kong, 35mm, colour, sound, 95 minutes, Sze-to (Louis Koo)

Johnnie To salutes Kurosawa in this formally adventurous judo musical

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Netflix Review

TIME TO HUNT

Time to Hunt / 사냥의 시간 (Yoon Sung-hyun, 2020), Netflix, South Korea, DCP, colour, sound, 134 minutes
Time to Hunt / 사냥의 시간 (Yoon Sung-hyun, 2020), Netflix, South Korea, DCP, colour, sound, 134 minutes

Rote direction and world-building hampers the promising start of this dystopian heist movie

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Eureka Review

KWAIDAN

Kwaidan / 怪談 / Ghost Stories (Masaki Kobayashi, 1964), Eureka Entertainment, Japan, 35mm, colour, sound, 183 minutes
Kwaidan / 怪談 / Ghost Stories (Masaki Kobayashi, 1964), Eureka Entertainment, Japan, 35mm, colour, sound, 183 minutes

Experimental and traditional forms meet in this uncanny anthology of Japanese ghost tales

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Review

INVENTING THE FUTURE

Inventing the Future (Isiah Medina, 2020), QTY, Canada, 16mm / DCP, colour, sound, 98 minutes,
Inventing the Future (Isiah Medina, 2020), QTY, Canada, 16mm / DCP, colour, sound, 98 minutes

Isiah Medina’s long-awaited second feature brings a new vision for the future, and for cinema

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MUBI Review

BACURAU

Bacurau (Juliano Dornelles & Kleber Mendonça Filho, 2020), Brazil / France, DCP, colour, sound, 131 minutes, Michael (Udo Kier)
Bacurau (Juliano Dornelles & Kleber Mendonça Filho, 2020), Brazil / France, DCP, colour, sound, 131 minutes, Michael (Udo Kier)

Colonial violence finds new form in this fresh Brazilian Western

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Review

TOMMASO

Tommaso (Abel Ferrara, 2020), The Match Factory, Italy, DCP, colour, sound, 115 Minutes, Tommaso (Willem Dafoe)
Tommaso (Abel Ferrara, 2020), The Match Factory, Italy, DCP, colour, sound, 115 Minutes, Tommaso (Willem Dafoe)

Willem Dafoe juggles the responsibilities of family, recovery and the art life in Abel Ferrara’s latest work of autofiction

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Review

THE HOTTEST AUGUST

The Hottest August (Brett Story, 2019), Grasshopper Film, USA, DCP, colour, sound, 94 Minutes
The Hottest August (Brett Story, 2019), Grasshopper Film, USA, DCP, colour, sound, 94 Minutes

Documentarian Brett Story is out to map the storm and stress of modern life with her disorientating third feature

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Review

HONEYLAND

Honeyland (Tamara Kotevska and Ljubo Stefanov, 2019), Dogwoof, North Macedonia, DCP, colour, sound, 87 Minutes
Honeyland (Tamara Kotevska and Ljubo Stefanov, 2019), Dogwoof, North Macedonia, DCP, colour, sound, 87 Minutes

Community, exploitation and beekeeping feature in this Macedonian observational documentary

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Netflix Review

THE KING

The King (David Michôd, 2019), Netflix, Australia / USA, DCP, colour, sound, 140 minutes, Hal (Timothée Chalamet)
The King (David Michôd, 2019), Netflix, Australia / USA, DCP, colour, sound, 140 minutes, Hal (Timothée Chalamet)

King Henry V comes of age in this cold and stiff Shakespeare adaptation starring Timothée Chalamet