by Nic Champion | Aug 16, 2021 | KPL Staff Reads
Celine and Julie Go Boating Jacques Rivette’s three hour, elliptical fantasy follows two strange women who meet and share an unspoken spiritual connection. As they move within the other’s orbit, sometimes swapping identities, a perplexing backstory unfolds...
by Nic Champion | Apr 26, 2021 | KPL Staff Reads
Acasă, My Home “In the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta, nine children and their parents lived in perfect harmony with nature for 20 years until they are chased out and forced to adapt to life in the big city.” Another Round “Four friends, all high...
by Nic Champion | Jan 14, 2021 | KPL Staff Reads
Buoyancy A 14-year-old Cambodian boy leaves home in search of a better life but is sold to a Thai broker and enslaved on a fishing trawler. As fellow slaves are tortured and murdered around him, he realises his only hope of freedom is to become as violent as his...
by Nic Champion | Sep 28, 2020 | KPL Staff Reads
The Amulet Babyteeth Bad Education Cane River Cursed Films Deerskin This is a truly bizarre film. It’s 70 minutes long, so while it may be alienating to some, I give it a full recommendation because it will not take up much of your time. If you remember Jean...
by Nic Champion | Aug 14, 2020 | KPL Staff Reads
Bacurau Beanpole Bull Light From Light Never Rarely Sometimes Always Eliza Hittman’s previous film, Beach Rats, explored the minefield of a male adolescent upbringing in an environment of toxic masculinity. As its protagonist stealthily moves between his macho...
