The films of independent US filmmaker Kelly Reichardt are often discussed for their minimalism and realism, but one of the elements that most defines her
Author: Thomas Caldwell
Writer, broadcaster, film critic, public speaker and film programmer.
Film review – Gunda (2020)
The psychological compulsion to anthropomorphise animals, projecting human emotions and characteristics onto wild beasts and our household pets, dates back to early civilisation, but it
Film review – The Father (2020)
At first The Father appears to simply be a tragic drama about Anthony (Anthony Hopkins), an elderly man with dementia who is increasingly losing his
Film review – Saint Maud (2019)
Religious fervour and mental illness are concepts that have been explored in horror before, with varying degrees of success and sensitivity, but rarely have they
Film review – Nomadland (2020)
One of the most intriguing aspects of watching cinema in 2020 and 2021 is encountering films that unintentionally feel like ‘COVID-19 films’ due to the
Film review – Minari (2020)
One of writer/director Elia Kazan’s greatest films told the epic story of his uncle’s journey to emigrate to the United States of America, in search
