Tag: Ruby Bentall

Firebrand | Review

One Survived: Ainouz Attempts to Give a Queen Her Due The Tudor era has maintained public fascination for the past five hundred years, a linchpin...

Karim Aïnouz’s Firebrand – 2023 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 5

A mainstay in the Un Certain Regard section (with a whopping four films as director/writer) and has sprinkled his films in Venice and Berlinale...

Misbehavior | Review

Through Beauty, Equality: Lowthorpe Examines Intersections Through Provocative Period Nexus Sporting material speckled with enough players and perspectives to justify a much longer format, Philippa...

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Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.

Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and...

Interview: Sandra Wollner – Everytime | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

One of the discoveries of this year's Cannes Film...