Exploring the luminous world of low-cost supermarket absinthe, brewed in Poland.
Category: Review
The Historical Warnings Of Night Will Fall
Sidney Bernstein’s documentary of concentration camp footage and the reconstructed version of the long-suppressed film.
Host Story: The Hype And The Horror
The scariest film of the last decade, apparently – but does Host live up to the claims that it is the horror film we all need for the Covid Age?
If The Screens Went Dark – A Bedtime Fantasy About The Death Of Digital
A childhood fantasy tale about the death of the digital age.
Last Tangowerk In Berlin – Looking Back At A Curious Musical Experiment
A Weimar-inspired, multi-artist concept album based around the tango and created by producer NHOAH.
It’s the End Of The World As We Know It And I Feel Fine: The Joys Of Night Of The Comet
The unexpected pleasures of the 1984 sci-fi zombie classic, where girls kick ass and go shopping, and no one is trying to establish their right-on credentials in the process.
Right Back Where We Started From: Female Pop And Soul In Seventies Britain
The criminally underrated female-led pop sounds of the 1970s explored in an essential collection.
Outlaw Cinema: Thunderbolt And Lightfoot
Michael Cimino’s redneck heist movie feels like a Roger Corman film with bigger stars and less social commentary.
Experiments In Drinking: King Of Spirits
The costliest, strongest and most unnerving of all Czech absinths examined.
Desperate Hours: The Nihilistic Genius Of French Noir Classe Tous Risques
A generational culture clash between the old and new wave in this French crime masterpiece.
Things That Never Happen: The Journey To Winterland
A steampunk fantasy of filmmaking, mystery and charm.
They’re Coming! The Seventies Paranoia Of Invasion Of The Body Snatchers
The 1978 collision of science fiction, body horror and conspiracy thriller is as potent an experience now as it ever was.