By Orla Smith. What is it like to be Terrence Malick? Along with 'why did they make Cars 3 before The Incredibles 2?', 'how is a two and a half hour Transformers movie possible?' and 'what is Collateral Beauty', this is one of cinema's unanswerable questions. The legendary auteur probably lives

By Orla Smith. While at Cannes the Netflix logo that precedes Okja was met with boos, it's difficult to imagine that this bizarre, absurdist super-pig film would be with us at all without the multi-billion dollar company. It's a shame that a film of this scale, with this amount of rambunctious

By Orla Smith. Particularly in this golden age of television, when it would be unfair to assume a TV show may have less cinematic value than any given film, the boundaries between mediums are steadily becoming more and more blurred. What even is a film? Earlier this year, the Oscars decided that

By Orla Smith. Not to be dramatic, but Modern Life is Rubbish is one of the worst films I've ever seen. Not that I seek out bad films like someone with a death wish, but I've done my time - I saw Grace of Monaco, Assassin's Creed and Dracula Untold. I

By Orla Smith. The 71st Edinburgh Film Festival started with a simmer rather than a bang. Yorkshire set drama God's Own Country opened this year's festival, and those who see the film continue to be taken aback by it. It's quite an accomplishment for a tiny movie with a first time