Films
Read about the filmsFind a film by title, director, mood or the time you have.
Doomed romance, perfect lines, zero wasted minutes.
One room, no escape, all pressure.
The shower, the house, the shift that rewired horror.
A town’s familiar life is measured against the absence of one exhausted man.
He owns the papers. He cannot edit the witnesses.
Maybe the funniest film ever made. Still is.
Theatre claws out. The wittiest knife-fight on film.
A tiny nation hires Groucho Marx and discovers that government is perfect slapstick.
Sparring travellers turn a difficult journey into a romance.
Where black-and-white opens into colour. Pure wonder.
Still deciding? Ask Momo.
Read a film closely
Character companions, film comparisons and a closer look at particular scenes.
- Seven Samurai
Who are the seven samurai?
Names, actors and roles to keep the seven apart.
- The Wages of Fear
The original, Sorcerer, or the remake?
Three films compared before you choose.
- Breathless
What disappears in a jump cut?
A diagram of the time Godard leaves out.
- Wild Strawberries
What do the dreams mean?
Trace the clocks, mirror and final scene.
After watching · Spoilers - Persona
Why hear the same speech twice?
Follow who speaks and whose face fills the frame.
After watching · Spoilers - Bicycle Thieves
What happens at the end?
The final encounter, seen through father and son.
After watching · Spoilers