Medium Cool
Haskell Wexler’s innovative, chaotic countercultural landmark is still relevant today.
Review by Eleanor McKeown
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The Night of the Hunter
Actor Charles Laughton’s only feature as director is a sublimely stunning film. It enchants, haunts and frightens in equal measures.
Review by Eleanor McKeown
The Adventures of Prince Achmed
Any fan of film and animation should make sure that they watch these films.
Review by Eleanor McKeown
Secret Number
Secret Number may be driven by the idea of a scientific conspiracy theory but its presentation is completely transparent.
Review by Eleanor McKeown
Ginger Snaps
John Fawcett’s cult teen horror film uses the idea of mutation - both biological and sociological - to provide a witty exploration of what it means to be a woman in middle-class suburbia.
Review by Eleanor McKeown
Best DVD/Blu-ray Releases of 2011
Electric Sheep writers review the best DVD and Blu-ray releases in 2011.
Best Festival Films of 2011
Electric Sheep writers review the best films seen at festivals in 2011, including Shame and Once upon a Time in Anatolia.
Contagion
An hour and three quarters of inane one-liners induces a malaise far more fatal than any mutating virus.
Review by Eleanor McKeown
Lost Lovers
Lost Lovers brought together a TV documentarist (S;;ichir;;) and avant-garde playwright (Kunio) to produce an allegorical portrait of Japan’s youth in the wake of the 1960s’ failed student protests, a startlingly relevant subject matter in current times.
Review by Eleanor McKeown
A Sixth Part of the World
While the political idealism of A Sixth Part of the World might jar with modern scepticism about political spin, the film still appears fresh and vital.
Review by Eleanor McKeown