A Quick Guide to Auteur Theory
July 12, 2022
From Truffaut to Tarantino – find out how an effort to recognise the art of filmmaking became the pillar of modern film theory. … More A Quick Guide to Auteur Theory
Author: RB Kelly
Writer and film theorist. Co-programmer of CinePunked: Interactive Discussion for Film Lovers. Author of Edge of Heaven and Mark Antony & Popular Culture.
5 Non-English-Language Films You Really Need To See
June 16, 2022
Sure, you’ve seen Amelie. And probably Run Lola Run, too. But have you seen this selection of absolutely stunning non-English-language masterpieces? … More 5 Non-English-Language Films You Really Need To See
The Connoisseur’s Guide to the 10 Greatest Disaster Movies Ever Made
April 15, 2022
Rachael Kelly loves a good disaster movie. To be fair, she also loves a bad disaster movie, but she’s tried to be objective here. Read on for her (not very objective) list of the 10 greatest disaster movies ever made. … More The Connoisseur’s Guide to the 10 Greatest Disaster Movies Ever Made
Ten Great Irish Films for St Patrick’s Day (That Don’t Feature Leprechauns or John Wayne)
March 17, 2022
Rachael Kelly presents a series of alternatives to ‘The Quiet Man’. … More Ten Great Irish Films for St Patrick’s Day (That Don’t Feature Leprechauns or John Wayne)
Ten Great Anti-Valentine’s Day Love Stories
February 14, 2022
Rachael Kelly presents an alternative to the kissy-kissy lovey-dovey stuff… … More Ten Great Anti-Valentine’s Day Love Stories
Ten Great Screen Performances By Musicians-Turned-Actors
January 14, 2022
Rachael Kelly presents a whistlestop tour through the magic that happens when musicians take to the screen… … More Ten Great Screen Performances By Musicians-Turned-Actors
Top Ten Forgotten Christmas Films
December 17, 2021
Our own Rachael Kelly presents her Top Ten Forgotten Christmas Films… … More Top Ten Forgotten Christmas Films
Review: Game Of Thrones
May 26, 2019
Warning: review contains plot spoilers. This review of Season 8 of Game of Thrones takes the form of a transcribed conversation between CinePunked’s Robert JE Simpson (RS) and Dr Rachael Kelly (RK). RK: So. That last season of Game Of Thrones seems to have annoyed a couple of people. RS: I’m just annoyed I didn’t … More Review: Game Of Thrones
Review: The Haunting of Hill House (2018)
February 5, 2019
Let’s just start by erasing from memory 1999’s spectacularly overwrought, CGI-heavy nonsense. It’s better that way. For the purposes of discussion, the only Hill House texts that exist are Shirley Jackson’s seminal 1959 novel, the 1963 film adaptation (in which the title, as in 1999, was shortened to The Haunting), and the 2018 Netflix Original … More Review: The Haunting of Hill House (2018)
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