WHY WE ALL SHOULD BE DREAMING ABOUT NICOLAS CAGE

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Amidst the abundance of parodies, memes, and impersonations, there exists an undeniable uniqueness to the American actor Nicolas Cage. It’s easy to dismiss him as an over-the-top actor, yet beneath the surface lies a talent...

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WHERE HAS ALL THE SEX IN CINEMA GONE? (WITH LAURA GOMMANS)

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After a steamy winter featuring Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn, the internet was sent into a frenzy over – a fairly mediocre – erotic murder drama, that featured copious amounts of sex. Naturally, Laura Gommans, friend of...

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LOST IN COPPOLA: THE FILMS OF SOFIA COPPOLA (WITH SACHA GERTSIK)

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“Obviously Doctor, you’ve never been a 13-year-old girl.” (Cecilia, Virgin Suicides) Affectionately known as cinema’s favorite ‘Nepo Baby’, Sofia Coppola has come a long way from her initial appearance in her father’s iconic trilogy, The...

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WHY DOES THE MAGIC OF HAYAO MIYAZAKI AND STUDIO GHIBLI FEEL SO REAL?

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“I would like to make a film to tell children “it’s good to be alive”.” ― Hayao Miyazaki It’s hard to find someone who doesn’t love Hayao Miyazaki’s films. Regardless of age, there is something profound...

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THE OLD OAK (2023): A CONVERSATION WITH KEN LOACH

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“Hope is political. If you have hope then you have confidence you can change things” After 60 years of filmmaking, British filmmaker & icon Ken Loach offers what may well be his most urgent message...

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REFLECTIONS ON OPPRESSION & REVOLUTION IN THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS (1966)

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Movies have always been a way to understand the world around us, and so, confronted with the brutal horrors of both Hamas’s attacks on October 7th and Israel’s disproportionate slaughtering of thousands of innocent Palestinian...

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FUTURE FRAMES: A CONVERSATION WITH BRAM RUITER

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For this edition of Future Frames, you can hear from our rising filmmakers who we’ll be screening at Volk’s Hotel Sunday Shorts on 10th Dec. You can buy tickets here. Bram Ruiter is a filmmaker...

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