With just three films Damien Chazelle has become one of the most exciting young directors working in Hollywood today. Each of his films has been so unique in their depiction of characters striving to live their dreams and reach their desired goals. His latest film,... The post REVIEW: Babylon appeared first on JumpCut Online ..read more

So there’s this shell called Marcel and he has shoes on. Based on a set of animated short films, this feature-length adaptation arrives with the simple goal of warming your heart and, by God, does it achieve exactly that. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a... The post REVIEW: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On appeared first on JumpCut Online ..read more

Christmas truly is the perfect time of year for movie watching. It’s cold and dark outside and the thought of huddling under a blanket to immerse yourself in the cosy glow of cinema often proves irresistible. Especially since the usual seasonal fodder offers us, as... The post Nostalgia and Sadness in Christmas Movie Classics appeared first on JumpCut Online ..read more

Parker Finn’s directorial debut, Smile, quickly became one of 2022’s most lucrative box office successes and it surpassed all of its genre competitors to become the highest grossing horror film of the year. Ahead of its UK home entertainment release we spoke to one of... The post INTERVIEW: Kyle Gallner, Smile (2022) appeared first on JumpCut Online ..read more

There are many right answers regarding what ties the films of Park Chan-wook—Oldboy, The Handmaiden and, most recently, Decision to Leave—together: great stylizations, high dramas, and unconventional romances. A better response would be all of them. And the one to be even prouder of? It... The post INTERVIEW: Cho Young-wuk, Decision to Leave (2022) appeared first on JumpCut Online ..read more

The festive season is upon us once again and it’s the perfect chance for Hollywood to cash-in on the holidays with films centred around Christmas. While some may prefer a romantic comedy this time of year, there’s nothing quite like an action film to raise... The post REVIEW: Violent Night appeared first on JumpCut Online ..read more

Having previously worked with both Hettie Macdonald (Normal People) and Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Lost Daughter), Irish actor Paul Mescal continues this welcome pattern of collaborating with female directors in Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun. The writer-director’s feature length debut sees Mescal star as Calum, a young, single... The post REVIEW: Aftersun (Belfast Film Festival 2022) appeared first on JumpCut Online ..read more

[This piece was originally published in Issue #5 of JumpCut: The Magazine in July 2021] Eva Green had just ten or so film roles behind her, including several genre films when she portrayed the legendary sorceress Morgan Pendragon in the Arthurian fantasy epic Camelot (2011).... The post Eva Green: Embracing the Esoteric appeared first on JumpCut Online ..read more

No-one could envy Ryan Coogler for the task presented to him with filming his Black Panther sequel. The tragic loss of Chadwick Boseman is still felt all over the world, and Wakanda Forever is the first opportunity this juggernaut of a franchise has had to... The post REVIEW: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever appeared first on JumpCut Online ..read more

Persecutive legislation has always been one of the most serious dangers to queer people. Not only because of its direct impact – which in many instances can result in queer people being arrested, imprisoned or even killed – but because it reinforces to society that... The post REVIEW: Blue Jean (Belfast Film Festival 2022) appeared first on JumpCut Online ..read more