King of Kings: The Coen Brothers and Ozymandias

Bryson Edward Howe

Jan 28, 2022

King of Kings: The Coen Brothers and Ozymandias

Their names are Joel and Ethan. Look on their Works, ye Mighty, and despair!

The Great Silence: Finding the Perfect Western

Caleb Carter

Jan 20, 2022

The Great Silence: Finding the Perfect Western

I have an itch for the perfect Western that has yet to be scratched. When I close my eyes I can see it.

Bryson Edward Howe

Nov 25, 2021

Apocalypse Now: The End of the River

Welcome to the jungle.

The Cloud of Unknowing: The Best of the BFI Film Festival 2021

Bryson Edward Howe

Nov 3, 2021

The Cloud of Unknowing: The Best of the BFI Film Festival 2021

Ghosts in the aisles, people reclaiming their pasts or searching for resurrection; here is the phantom presence of cinema itself.

Interface: Interview with creator Justin Tomchuk (UMAMI)

Caleb Carter

Oct 29, 2021

Interface: Interview with creator Justin Tomchuk (UMAMI)

I sat down with animator, musician and creator Justin Tomchuk to discuss his web series 'Interface', his process, and his inspirations.

Sleep Has Her House: Interview With Director Scott Barley

Caleb Carter

Oct 13, 2021

Sleep Has Her House: Interview With Director Scott Barley

I was fortunate to speak with the director of 'Sleep Has Her House' about his influences, mystical states and the power of sound.

Caleb Carter

Sep 20, 2021

Alien's Perfect Space Coffin

From the Nostromo with love.

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me: The Innocent and the Martyr

Caleb Carter

Feb 12, 2021

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me: The Innocent and the Martyr

Lynch's movie tie-in of his iconic show is an infernal purging of childhood.

Bryson Edward Howe

May 18, 2020

Masterworks: Children of Men

Alfonso Cuaron’s nightmarish dystopic vision Children of Men opens not with a whimper, but with a bang. The fleeting become permanent.

Caleb Carter

Feb 15, 2020

The Big Ship Recommends: Midsommar

Described as an “adult fairytale”, a “dark comedy” and “a breakup movie” Midsommar is the perfect anti-Valentine's Day film.

Caleb Carter

Jan 25, 2020

This Rock Out of Time: The Lighthouse

The Lighthouse thrives on the uncertain solipsism of the mind. On this rock out of time, it is your word against your own.

The Big Ship

Nov 7, 2019

King Michôd: Animal Kingdom / The Rover

With the release of The King, we take a look back at two of the director's previous, homegrown efforts.

The Big Ship Recommends: Embrace of the Serpent

Caleb Carter

Oct 11, 2019

The Big Ship Recommends: Embrace of the Serpent

Conrad's river has not been without its travellers through the years. But none seem to be as accepting and simultaneously mournful as this.

Sasha Strass-O'Neill

Sep 20, 2019

The Big Ship Recommends: Beach Rats

A solemn, aching song of yearning, conducted with critical care from its highest notes of hope, right down to its lowest chords of longing.

Tarkovsky's Worlds: Style, Spirituality and Sacrifice

Bryson Edward Howe

Sep 9, 2019

Tarkovsky's Worlds: Style, Spirituality and Sacrifice

Explore Andrei Tarkovsky's poetic style and abstract themes, and the worlds and stories indelible to him as an artist.

Caleb Carter

Aug 27, 2019

The Big Ship Recommends: Mandy

The cultural apocalypse is ushered in: there will be no post-Mandy.

Bryson Edward Howe

Aug 19, 2019

Masterworks: 2001: A Space Odyssey

Kubrick’s genius was that he was a man more concerned with the creation of a film and asking questions of the audience than answering them.

Caleb Carter

Aug 14, 2019

Gods and Ash

Basterds, Bangers, Books and Blade Runner can be found weaved throughout this experimental piece.

The Big Ship Recommends: Suspiria (2018)

Caleb Carter

Nov 21, 2018

The Big Ship Recommends: Suspiria (2018)

It is difficult to tell if the Suspiria remake is about anything other than an excuse for provocative craft. Which is pretty fucking cool.

The Big Ship

Oct 31, 2018

Halloween: 6 Scary Cinematic Treats

We've compiled a list of six of the scariest films we could think of, those that disturb and stick with you long after.