Is Eli Cross to be trusted? In a world of post Vietnam War paranoia, specifically that of veteran Cameron, it is hard to tell. Cameron’s complicated life spins further into a blurring of his reality, a film set and behind the scenes drama - all encompassed in an actual movie! As a director, Eli takes his work very seriously and perhaps too far. As Cameron flees the law, stumbling on to a film set and witnesses the death of a stuntman, it is as if he has wondered into Oz. Inst

Fitzcarraldo pulls off his hat, runs his hands through his hair shaking off stress, frustration and impatience, as his epic project to transport a steamboat over a mountain in the Andes is finally in progress. Though the entirety of this quest will not come to fruition, at this point he observes the more impossible part of the plan becoming possible. He’s a privileged outsider, intent on using natural resources for financial gain with the bourgeoisie intentions of bringing op

I viewed Margaret 20 years after it was made and 14 years after it was released. The distinct gap between the film’s completion and release was due to an artistic and production dispute, a great example of how the film world and business world make for an odd couple. This gives the film an added layer of interpretation given the setting, backdrop and cultural journey. As someone who was a teenager at the time of the September 11th terrorist attacks and is now in their 40s, ha

The relationship between art and politics is no more evident than when used in protest. In order to create, you need to gather materials,...

I recently completed a workshop at Modern Art Oxford as part of the Barbara Steveni I Find Myself exhibit. The purpose was to activate...

In the past few years I’ve been involved with two very different areas of interest: art and politics. Art was one of my childhood...

I went into watching A Real Pain a little unsure of what to expect. Overall, you have a 90 minute indie, dialogue heavy film with a...

The topic of female beauty standards and aging is nothing new and a film tackling the concept certainly isn't, but The Substance takes...

Having read about Chantal Akerman's lauded influence on film, I was intrigued and took my first dose of her work watching News From Home...

I was delighted to see a new production of Sean O'Casey's Dublin set play Juno and the Paycock , starring Mark Rylance and J ...

I had heard a lot about Stereophonic from friends, but without having too much given away and having avoided reading up on it, my...

"Come on down here and chum some of this shit." Relocating to an island from the city may have been appealing to Chief Brody. Perhaps...

"There are moments when we cannot believe that what is happening is really true. Pinch yourself and you may find out that it is." A...

"Join Us" By now, protagonist Ash is certainly aware that something's wrong, but given the relentlessness of Evil Dead, he'd be forgiven...

"Where?" "Escher Strassa." "What?" "Escher Strassa." "What?" With the rain falling relentlessy, in a foreign country with a language...

Busta Paint! I tasked myself with a new painting recently, going back to not only the brush and acrylics, but specifically a monochrome...

The plot of Sick Of Myself sounded interesting to me and I'd heard a lot of good things about this film when it was released, so finally I got around to checking it out and was not disappointed. It's funny, it's tragic and it isn't hard to believe such human behaviour exists. The film centres around the character of Signe, a young woman living a standard life with her boyfriend whose star is starting to rise. He is an artist (of sorts!), whose craft equates to little more t

I have been volunteering at MAO for a year now. Upon searching for volunteer opportunities it was a toss up between theatre, or art...

From the offset, The Thing gets going, no time to stop and think, no time for questions. Curiously, this is a film with a great deal of...

"Inside, life was simple." It’s a match! Lee has finally found the right guy. Having previously spent time in an institution, for reasons...