Ben Wheatley’s In the Earth is a trippy eco-horror
A well-meaning scientist with an interest in mushrooms travels to a remote ecological centre in the aftermath of an unspecified, disastrous plague.
ByNew Times,
New Thinking.
A well-meaning scientist with an interest in mushrooms travels to a remote ecological centre in the aftermath of an unspecified, disastrous plague.
By Philippa SnowJane Campion’s 2003 film is an ugly, frightening exploration of the danger that comes with being a woman attracted…
By Philippa SnowIn this hip and smacky drama-romance, a young woman drifts through parties, trying to find a higher purpose.
ByThis Kristen Stewart-Mackenzie Davis romcom asks “What if Meet the Parents had been 90 per cent gayer?”
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ByThe film's structure of two halves is perfectly suited to its genre, which is arguably that of the marriage…
By Philippa SnowThe brilliantly trippy Seventies masterpiece suits the growing feeling that life itself is somehow glitching, looping, or not making sense.
By Philippa SnowThe dystopian thriller offers both the soothing image of a billionaire capitalist brought to heel by riots, and one…
By Philippa SnowRichard Kelly's science-fiction comedy was widely derided on release in 2006, but it has since found a cult audience.
By Philippa Snow