“Myth isn’t supposed to be owned by billionaires”: Vera Drew on ‘The People’s Joker’ and reframing the trans experience
A movie like nothing you’ve ever seen.
Independent Movies
‘Poverty Row’: proof that independent cinema has always been fighting an uphill battle
A reflection of the current industry.
The John Cassavetes movie that greatly inspired Mike Leigh: “Made me start thinking”
Not his best work, but very inspirational.
The movie Roger Ebert walked out of after eight minutes: “The same level as a not especially good high school play”
“Student directors could learn from it.”
‘The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael’: the disturbing drama defined by a mass walkout at Cannes
This low-budget indie had an ending so upsetting that audiences couldn’t stomach it.
‘Postcards from Rome’: the record-breaking docudrama that put Tom Cruise to shame
The action star was left eating dust.
