I don’t have too much problem with Jeanne Dielman at 1 because it’s an upgrade at least on Vertigo and Citizen Kane and I’m happy for Akerman to get some love but it’s not my favourite of hers. Even accounting for what’s available on blu-ray in the UK & US, it’s a very weak, largely ignorant lis...

Finally saw this year’s Palme d’Or winner Titane but wasn’t prepared for how awful it was. I imagine Cronenberg fans may dig this but for me, it was a big vapid mess that tried to do too much, while failing to be interesting by offering shocks and provocations at every turn. Cannes have made plenty ...

I know I’m new, so feel free to discount… The Sacrifice (Andrei Tarkovsky) The Green Ray (Eric Rohmer) Blue Velvet (David Lynch) Terrorizers (Edward Yang) Hovering Over the Water (Joao Cesar Monteiro) His Motorbike, Her Island (Nobuhiko Obayashi) Bound for the Fields, the Mountains, and the Seacoast...

Hi. I'm a film student with a life-long obsession for all things cinema. Some of my favourite filmmakers are Vlacil, Oliveira, Pialat, Rivette, Resnais, Bresson, Akerman, Rohmer, Ozu, Kurosawa, Denis, Bergman and Tarkovsky. I very recently converted to Letterboxd after being aware of it for several ...