Published inCounter ArtsReview — ‘Intermezzo’: Age-Gap Romance Suffers Under the Weight of its PathosRooney’s fourth novel is an insightful but strained, incessant exploration of millennial and gen Z relationshipsMar 1615Mar 1615
Published inCounter ArtsReview — ‘Conclave’: Note-Perfect Papacy Thriller is This Year’s Best Picture‘The Name of The Rose’ Meets ‘Succession’ in this taut papal showdown, which effortlessly captures the farcical tragedy of our crumbling…Feb 24Feb 24
Published inCounter ArtsReview — ‘Butter’ by Asako Yuzuki: You Are What You EatFood, gender and power are the full-fat ingredients in Asako Yuzuki’s frank recipe for navigating for female bodily liberationJan 245Jan 245
Published inCounter ArtsAs The World Lurches Right, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Resonates More Than EverFor generations robbed of a stable and equal future, “Buffy” feels written for our hellish times — complicated, however, by the show’s…Jan 236Jan 236
Published inCounter ArtsReview — ‘Small Things Like These’: A Quiet Tale About Life’s Raw FragilityThis moving, often chilling adaptation of Claire Keegan’s novella sees Cillian Murphy captivate as a father haunted by Christmas ghostsJan 138Jan 138
Published inCounter ArtsReview — ‘Nosferatu’: Horny gothic romp is a visual powerhouse, saddled with a chaotic and…Lily-Rose Depp carries this gorgeous retelling W. F. Murnau’s silent original, but alone cannot compensate for a confused, unimaginative…Jan 59Jan 59
Published inCounter ArtsReview — ‘The Room Next Door’: In a Dying World, Almodóvar Celebrates Colour and LifePedro Almodóvar’s first foray into English-speaking cinema challenges us to look at life and death in a new, technicolour lightNov 8, 202415Nov 8, 202415
Published inCounter ArtsReview — ‘Civil War’: Alex Garland Sends in The ClownsThough far from perfect, Garland’s visceral epic brings the banality of war home to a divided AmericaNov 3, 20241Nov 3, 20241
Published inCounter ArtsKinds of Kindness — Absurdist Triptych is a Bloodthirsty Critique of HollywoodLanthimos’ latest film exposes man’s farcical attempts to deny our lot as animals in a dying worldSep 25, 202412Sep 25, 202412
Published inCounter Arts‘Longlegs’ Review — Stylish Procedural Horror is a Shallow DisappointmentBeneath a glossy veneer and bewitching performances, Longlegs has no leg to stand on.Sep 20, 20247Sep 20, 20247
