For this week’s Less Than (Five) Zero piece, Felix Hubble looks at a relic of the pre-Netflix straight to video era, the Rodney Dangerfield-starring sex comedy MY 5 WIVES.
Fix: The Ministry Movie (dir. Douglas Freel, 2011)
A bizarre tour documentary crossed with a fascinating case study of drug dependency is the topic for this installment of Less Than (Five) Zero.
The Other Exorcist: William Peter Blatty’s The Ninth Configuration
A loving look at the cult film that wasn’t: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on William Peter Blatty’s underseen and underappreciated The Ninth Configuration, with some commentary from the director himself.
“To Just Survive as the Final Girl Is Not Victory” – A Roundtable Discussion on Women in Horror
Reflecting on Women in Horror Month, Kate Robertson speaks with authors Alexandra Heller Nicholas and Emma Westwood about the gender politics of Dario Argento, found footage cinema, the ‘Final Girl’ and more.
The Truth Shall Not Sink with Sewol (dir. Lee Sang-ho and Ahn Hae-ryong, 2014)
A controversial documentary from South Korea and the mark it left on a major international film festival are the focus this week on Less Than (Five) Zero.
The Blue PlanetĀ (dir. Franco Piavoli, 1982)
Franco Piavoli’s meditative and beautiful debut film is the focus for the first Less Than (Five) Zero piece of 2016.
Staff Picks: The 2015 Grab Bag
The Grab Bag is our way of collecting together some of our favourite moments and elements from films in 2015, from musical scores to performances.
Staff Picks: The Best Films of 2015
Our contributors offer up their favourite films of the year, an eclectic collection of box office hits and festival favourites.
2015 in Review: The Best Digital-Release Documentaries
This year a handful of feature documentaries had their major release online. We take a look at five of the best these.
Giacchino Ascending: How Hollywood’s Best Composer Won 2015
Across four terrific feature film scores, 2015 marks the greatest period of Michael Giacchino’s career to date.