what about birdy

what about birdy

  • Home
  • About
  • LFF: Bad Apples (2025) – Saoirse Ronan plays an overwhelmed teacher in Jonatan Etzler’s deliciously dark comedy

    LFF: Bad Apples (2025) – Saoirse Ronan plays an overwhelmed teacher in Jonatan Etzler’s deliciously dark comedy

    Juliette Howard

    •

    October 16, 2025

    Here is a film that will hit close to home for those who have stood before a classroom…

  • LFF: Wake Up Dead Man – A Knives Out Mystery (2025) – Rian Johnson’s strongest instalment so far

    LFF: Wake Up Dead Man – A Knives Out Mystery (2025) – Rian Johnson’s strongest instalment so far

    Juliette Howard

    •

    October 13, 2025

    “This was dressed as a miracle. It’s just a murder – and I solve murders”, announces Benoit Blanc…

  • LFF: Alpha (2025) – Julia Ducournau’s latest has a lot of heart despite its confusing timeline

    LFF: Alpha (2025) – Julia Ducournau’s latest has a lot of heart despite its confusing timeline

    Juliette Howard

    •

    October 13, 2025

    Palme d’Or winner Julia Ducournau returns with fresh meat in Alpha, a twisted and complicated tale of familial…

  • LFF: Good Boy (2025) – Jan Komasa’s dark comedy is an original twist on the bonds and shackles of family

    LFF: Good Boy (2025) – Jan Komasa’s dark comedy is an original twist on the bonds and shackles of family

    Juliette Howard

    •

    October 11, 2025

    It seems there are Good Boys everywhere at the moment. Not to be mistaken for the dog-led horror…

  • The Long Walk (2025) – reflections on an adaptation

    The Long Walk (2025) – reflections on an adaptation

    Juliette Howard

    •

    September 28, 2025

    Before Carrie, the book that would make him famous in his late twenties, Stephen King wrote in college…

  • Steve (2025) – the Boiling Point of reform schools

    Steve (2025) – the Boiling Point of reform schools

    Juliette Howard

    •

    September 24, 2025

    “Very, very tired”, Steve breathes when he is asked to describe himself in three words by a television…

  • The Roses (2025) – Colman and Cumberbatch battle it out in domestic that feels too serious for comedy

    The Roses (2025) – Colman and Cumberbatch battle it out in domestic that feels too serious for comedy

    Juliette Howard

    •

    September 21, 2025

    Jay Roach directs this satirical black comedy adaptation of the 1981 novel The War of The Roses and…

  • The Cinematic Pendulum – deciding what to watch 2020 vs. 2025

    The Cinematic Pendulum – deciding what to watch 2020 vs. 2025

    Juliette Howard

    •

    September 19, 2025

    In 2020, in the middle of lockdown, I published an article about my struggles choosing films – comfort,…

  • Dailiesclassics presents: He Ran All The Way (1951) & Housewarming (2024) – the first home invasion thriller?

    Dailiesclassics presents: He Ran All The Way (1951) & Housewarming (2024) – the first home invasion thriller?

    Juliette Howard

    •

    September 15, 2025

    Amidst the great tube strike of 2025, a small cohort came together for the first Dailiesclassics, a new…

  • Venice Film Festival: Hiedra (2025) – Ana Cristina Barragán’s drama about an unlikely relationship is as muted as its protagonists

    Venice Film Festival: Hiedra (2025) – Ana Cristina Barragán’s drama about an unlikely relationship is as muted as its protagonists

    Juliette Howard

    •

    September 12, 2025

    Ana Cristina Barragán, whose debut Alba was Ecuador’s submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film,…

  • Venice Film Festival: Duse (2025) – Pietro Marcello’s biopic of one of Italy’s greatest actresses has two left feet

    Venice Film Festival: Duse (2025) – Pietro Marcello’s biopic of one of Italy’s greatest actresses has two left feet

    Juliette Howard

    •

    September 11, 2025

    Valeria Bruni Tedeschi leads an apt ensemble through the history books of theatre post First World War in…

  • Venice Film Festival: The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025) – dramatisation of real-life events in Gaza that leaves cinemas sobbing is devastating

    Venice Film Festival: The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025) – dramatisation of real-life events in Gaza that leaves cinemas sobbing is devastating

    Juliette Howard

    •

    September 10, 2025

    How to critique a film that transcends fiction and is so ingrained in the reality of today? Raw,…

  • Venice Film Festival: Dead Man’s Wire (2025) – Ensemble cast are excellent in Gus Van Sant’s trigger-happy thriller-turned-part-comedy

    Venice Film Festival: Dead Man’s Wire (2025) – Ensemble cast are excellent in Gus Van Sant’s trigger-happy thriller-turned-part-comedy

    Juliette Howard

    •

    September 7, 2025

    On Tuesday, February 8th 1977, Tony Kiritsis, hardworking resident of Indianapolis, Indiana, walked into the offices of Meridian…

  • Venice Film Festival: A House of Dynamite (2025) – Kathryn Bigelow’s hiatus was worth the wait

    Venice Film Festival: A House of Dynamite (2025) – Kathryn Bigelow’s hiatus was worth the wait

    Juliette Howard

    •

    September 6, 2025

    Political thriller is perhaps an understatement for Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite, her first film in eight…

  • Venice Film Festival: L’Étranger (2025) – the absurdity of an adaptation

    Venice Film Festival: L’Étranger (2025) – the absurdity of an adaptation

    Juliette Howard

    •

    September 5, 2025

    “Maman died today”, reads the first sentence of Albert Camus’ magnus opus, L’Étranger, published in 1942. Apathetic and…


←Previous Next→

what about birdy

Film reviews, commentary & more – to your inbox every month.

  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram

Looking for something specific?

Copyright © 2025