Cold Open · Essay · nov 10, 2022

Au Revoir to Jean-luc Godard

Joined by the programmers of Imagine Film Festival, the largest celebration for fantastic film in the Netherlands, showcasing the best in fantasy, horror and science fiction. Lauren & Stan along with Tom & Hugo reminisce their first turn down spooky lane. Along this nostalgic path of agreeable scarring, they question what really is a horror in today’s film landscape.

By Elliot Bloom

Film Journalist · Celebrating Cinema

Have you ever wondered what made French director Jean-Luc Godard so great? Or did you never quite understand what exactly the ‘French Nouvelle Vague’ was? Well in true Godard-fashion, this is a real jump-cut style episode that untangles the life of a film genius. From his greatness to some ugly truths, this is a true ode to both a director and period of film that forever changed cinema.

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