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God Given Opportunity | A Hard-Hitting, Necessary Irish Short
A wandering man (Jamie McClean) finds refuge with a charismatic carpenter (Dmitry Vinokurov) when he stops to help him build his chapel – a “safe place for the little ones.” While initially unsure about the enterprise, the wandering man is…
I Know That Face | Bruce Greenwood (with Niall Cassin)
This week Stephen and Andrew are joined by screenwriter, producer and filmmaker Niall Cassin to talk about the evergreen career of Bruce Greenwood. Capable of switching from cool authority figures like JFK in Thirteen Days to monstrous…
EAFFI 2021 | Two Strangers Form an Odd Bond in the Delightfully Mysterious Jinpa
From classics like Ida Lupino’s The Hitch-Hiker (1953), Edgar G. Ulmer’s Detour (1945) to recent indie films like Konstantin Bojanov’s Ave (2011), the trope of hitchhiking and accidental encounters have been varyingly used by filmmakers to…
EAFFI 2021 | The Cloud In Her Room Explores The Ephemeral Nature Of The Tactile
In a moment of frustration, the protagonist of The Cloud In Her Room, 22-year-old Muzi (Jin Jing), takes out her frustration with her relationships by stamping on a stray plastic bottle she encounters on a Hangzhou street. This hints at the…
Tragedy and Overcoming the Odds | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba
Critically acclaimed anime series Kimetsu No Yaiba (or Demon Slayer) follows the journey of Tanjiro Kamado, a friendly good-willed adventurer. Over the course of the first season’s 26 episodes – although more seasons and movies are on the…
The Wolves Explores The Intersection Of Imagination And The Wider World
Samuel Kishi’s semi-autobiographical film The Wolves (also known as Los Lobos in some territories) is an intimate portrait of an estranged family situated amid the complex reality of the global migrant crisis. After pursuing a divorce,…
Biopic Thriller Hybrid Judas and the Black Messiah is Electrifying
Despite being released in 2021, biographical drama Judas and the Black Messiah is a film that feels like it's from the 60s or 70s. While it is set around that time, it's not just that. The film is part of a tradition that was prevalent then…
I Know That Face | Hiroyuki Sanada
This week we're travelling from feudal Japan to the surface of the sun with the career of Hiroyuki Sanada. Sanada began acting at the age of six, rapidly fulfilling his childhood dream as an action star. After a slew of samurai films in the…
DIFF 2021 | Minari Is A Touching Tale Of Human Connection
Midway through Lee Isaac Chung’s 80's set drama Minari, a South Korean grandmother and her grandson find themselves waddling through a creek near their new house in rural America, singing a song made up on the spot praising minari seeds,…
Animation Globe Presents Quest for A Heart – Finland
Welcome to Animation Globe where HeadStuff’s animation expert Joseph Learoyd analyses films of the form from around the world. This entry is on 2007 Finnish animation Quest for a Heart. I had never seen Quest for a Heart before deciding to…