Rose of Nevada | Mother Mary | Vox Lux (2018)
On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss Mark Jenkin’s Rose Of Nevada and David Lowery’s Mother Mary. For Film
Mother Mary review – beautiful and bewitching
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Mark Jenkin: ‘I like looking backwards in order…
The devil is in the details for Mark Jenkin. His DIY approach to cinema is consistent across many short films,
Preliminary Visions of a Girl-Online
While there is a significant reliance on found footage, the filmmakers use scrappy technology like iPhones, Nintendo DSes, webcams and screen
Michael review – legacy management 101
Forget all the bad stuff you ever knew about Michael Jackson. Wipe it from your mind. If you happen to
Ultras review – shoots and scores
Swedish filmmaker Ragnhild Ekner is a diehard IFK Göteborg fan and was partly driven to make a documentary about ultras, a subculture of
Rediscovering Singapore’s first action heroine
“Are you sexy, beautiful and fast?” An advertisement in a 1977 edition of Singaporean newspaper The Straits Times asked. “Beautiful, sexy
Rose of Nevada review – a gorgeous Cornish…
I came into this world eyes crossed, the small tip of my nose made bow. The moment my spine steadied