Ana Lily Amirpour

Gay surfers. There are many achievements under Kathryn Bigelow’s belt, not least the only Oscar win for a female director but Point Break may be her greatest in terms of pure entertainment. Bigelow was no stranger to genre before or after…

International Women’s Day – when is there a better time than to take a few hours, get comfortable, and immerse yourself in the evocative cinematic worlds carved by sublimely talented female directors? Not only do these five films showcase…

There are many drains on society, and Ana Lily Amirpour’s 2014 romantic horror film A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night seeks to represent most of them in some way. The film’s titular vampire character seems to be un-monstrous within the…