Only Lovers Left Alive Archives

★★★, Cannes Film Festival 2019, comedy, horror, Reviews, USAMay 14, 2019

Cannes Film Festival 2019: Day 1

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
Opening Film Cannes Premiere – an ubercool deadpan zombie horror comedy by Jim Jarmusch that never quite come alive.

★★★, ItalyFebruary 12, 2016

A Bigger Splash (2015)

By Mark Wilshin

★★★☆☆
A sizzling relationship drama of lingering sensuality and unspoken tension, Luca Guadagnino’s A Bigger Splash fizzles beneath the weight of an incongruous plot.

★★★, Female Filmmakers, horror, Iran, USAMay 22, 2015

A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (2014)

By Mark Wilshin

★★★☆☆
An Iranian skateboarding vampire movie, Ana Lily Amirpour’s A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night is a quirky, stylish addition to the genre.

BlogJanuary 1, 2015

Review Of The Year: 2014

By Mark Wilshin

“Life is a journey, not a destination”. And so is film. We explore the journey of film as we look back over the highlights of 2014 and give a sneak preview into the ones to watch out for in 2015.

★★, FranceOctober 3, 2014

You And The Night / Les Rencontres d’Après Minuit (2013)

By Mark Wilshin

★★☆☆☆
After causing a stir in Cannes earlier this year, Yann Gonzalez’s You And The Night is an existential orgy of misfits finding each other after midnight.

★★★★, romance, USAFebruary 21, 2014

Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)

By Alexa Dalby

★★★★☆
A stylish Jim Jarmusch movie, Only Lovers Left Alive is a contemporary tale of centuries-old world-weary vampires, their lives sustained by love and blood.

BlogJanuary 4, 2014

Review Of The Year: 2013

By Mark Wilshin

In black and white or riotous colour, here’s a quick look back over the best and worst films of 2013 and a sneak preview of the movies to watch out for in 2014.