Sight & Sound articles
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Carrying the flame of the Black Film Workshop
Second Sight, a touring programme of black British filmmaking past and present, looks to revive the spirit of the 1980s film workshop movement with four new commissions. What are the prospects for this new generation, asks Grace Barber-Plentie.
Tuesday 18 February 2020 -
“The tramp stuff”: when Hitchcock first came to Hollywood
Newly discovered articles reveal how the master of suspense pounded the pavements of Los Angeles when he first came to America, and how his plans to make a film about the Titanic disaster fell through. By Henry K. Miller.
Friday 14 February 2020 -
From the Magazine
Spycies review: animated animals chase away the climate crisis
A cat and a rat team up to save their city in this appealingly designed but thinly plotted caper from Guillaume Ivernel, writes Kate Stables.
Thursday 13 February 2020 -
From the Magazine
Ghost review: Jerry Zucker spins gold from an everlasting romance (from our archive)
The otherworldly favourite starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore is re-released for its 30th anniversary. On its original release Tom Milne praised its fresh approach to the afterlife and its artful script, calling it an auspicious solo debut for director Jerry Zucker.
Thursday 13 February 2020 -
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A Paris Education review: ardent young film lovers test their dreams in black and white
Parisian students earnestly debate their theories of the cinema but struggle with life and the realities of movie production in Jean Paul Civeyrac’s bittersweet drama about youth and hope, writes Jonathan Romney.
Thursday 13 February 2020 -
From the Magazine
When Lambs Become Lions review: an intimate documentary about the ivory trade
Jon Kasbe’s ravishingly photographed and moving film follows a ranger and two poachers as they chase their prey in northern Kenya, writes Hannah McGill.
Thursday 13 February 2020 -
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Emma review: a toothsome take on Jane Austen’s classic comedy
Anya Taylor-Joy is aptly brittle and doll-like as the haughty heroine of Autumn de Wilde’s polished and well-paced feature debut, which romps through a familiar plot and looks ravishing at every turn, writes Kate Stables
Wednesday 12 February 2020 -
Dolittle review: Robert Downey Jr.’s good doctor goes to the dogs
This misfiring new adaptation of the beloved literary character gets swamped by a menagerie of CGI and crude humour that will not have parents laughing along with their kids, writes Anna Smith.
Wednesday 12 February 2020 -
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First Love review: Takashi Miike adds romance into the mix of a lurid gang thriller
Amid the frenetic violence in this three-way fight between the yakuza, the triads and the police, it’s hard to shake the feeling that the Japanese director’s gory days are behind him, writes Tony Rayns.
Wednesday 12 February 2020 -
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Watchmen review: an alternative fantasy for surreal times
Blending Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ dystopian comic novel with a distillation of true historical race violence in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Damon Lindelof’s breathlessly off-kilter superhero series is unsettling and essential, says Gaylene Gould.
Tuesday 11 February 2020
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