Michael Pattison
Hail, Caesar! is the Coen Brothers’ Most Coensy Film Yet
They keep fucking with us and we keep coming back for more.
Talking with Swedish Director Sanna Lenken About Girlhood, Eating Disorders, and Her New Film
"My Skinny Sister" explores what happens to a family when one member develops a devastating eating disorder.
The Problems with the New Amy Winehouse Documentary
Asif Kapadia's Amy is a brilliant reminder of why we fell in love with pop music's greatest recent jazz singer. But it tells a skewed story of the 27-year-old's death.
The New Football Hooligan Drama 'Barbarians' Is a Benchmark in Serbian Cinema
A snapshot of Belgrade in the run up to the mass protests in 2008, it feels strangely relevant to the UK's own problems with unemployment, nationalism and a disaffected youth.
Looking for Gold at the Rotterdam Film Festival
There were some amazing films this year, including Adam Curtis's Bitter Lake, Sono Sion's Tokyo Tribe, and Kim Longinotto's Dreamcatcher.
‘American History X’ Was the Film That Taught Me a Lesson About Masculinity
It's just a shame the benchmark of masculinity that it set revolved around a violent, racist scumbag.
