The Afterlight is a collage of fragments with a single 35mm print – but it has more in common with digital media than the illusion of instant access suggestsFor as long as there have been films, there have been lost films. Tens if not hundreds of thous…
The Harder They Fall review – Idris Elba rides into trouble in garishly violent western
Jeymes Samuel’s gonzo revenge western, with a cast including Elba, Regina King, and Zazie Beetz is enjoyable, if face-splatteringly brutalThe London film festival saddles up for a gonzo revenge western which aims to reclaim the often erased African Ame…
‘People of colour were less than human’: how The Harder They Fall redefines the western
Directed by London-born Jeymes Samuel, the movie with an all-black cast and strong female characters was always going to be unique, but the experience was also shaped by CovidFrom John Wayne’s toe-to-heel walk to Clint Eastwood’s trademark squint, the …
London film festival 2021: Peter Bradshaw’s top 10 picks
Tilda Swinton in Memoria, Kenneth Branagh’s memorial to Belfast and Edgar Wright’s 60s horror: the Guardian’s chief film critic chooses his must-sees at this year’s festivalCéline Sciamma’s beautiful fairytale reverie is mysterious and moving. After he…