Kerry ChambersApr 2911 minRecommends: Top 10 James Spader PerformancesThat drawl, that stillness, that gaze. He is a fascinating watch, is that James Spader. Sometimes he seems like an entity trying to...
Kerry ChambersMar 2719 minRecommends: Top 15 Complex Mother/Daughter Relationships on ScreenHappy Mother’s day and all that jazz! What better way to commemorate the day than exploring some of the most complex mother daughter...
Kerry ChambersJan 2618 minRecommends: Top 10 Neil Jordan FilmsHa Ha Ha! And here I thought I would be gushing full of words after the last article. Alas, I was emaciated of words, as much as the...
Kerry ChambersNov 30, 202120 minRecommends: 13 Anime That I Couldn’t Forget…“If it’s possible for one person to be hurt by another, then it’s possible for that person to be healed by another.” – Hatori Sohma I'm...
Kerry ChambersSep 10, 202126 minRecommends: Top 50 Japanese Films (PART 3)The last stretch is upon me and I realised before that I got a little carried away, a little overexcited by the promise of some of the...
Kerry ChambersAug 20, 202124 minRecommends: Top 50 Japanese Films (PART 2)Here we go again: into part two. I don’t expect everything I have to offer will be to everyone’s taste, but when I thought about what I...
Kerry ChambersAug 12, 202117 minRecommends: Top 50 Japanese Films (PART 1)It has been a year. Ahh, to think how naïve I was when first assembling a list of top Japanese films. Fifteen was all I managed. FIFTEEN?...
Kerry ChambersJul 13, 202116 minRecommends: Top 15 Ingmar Bergman FilmsIt’s time. How long I have revelled in pondersome procrastination as I tried to conjure up a new article. Yet here it was, standing right...
Kerry ChambersJun 17, 202117 minRecommends: Top 15 Pedro Almodóvar FilmsWarning: Some Images NSFW Pedro Almodóvar’s latest cinematic feat is something monumental in his long career. A short film starring Tilda...
Kerry ChambersApr 14, 202113 minRecommends: Top 10 Films about FilmmakingCinema is art in motion, stories around the campfire retold in astounding ways, humanity playing out on the big screen, a spectacle to...
Kerry ChambersMar 31, 202117 minRecommends: The Cinema of Lee Chang-dong and Why He’s Your New Favourite DirectorAn avid lover of modern South Korean cinema - finding its social and political voice excitingly engaging, with great humour and brilliant...
Kerry ChambersFeb 10, 202117 minRecommends: Top 10 Love Stories to Indulge in on Valentines Day‘What grace have I to fall so in love?’ - Lizzie West Valentine’s Day is naff, we all know it. Coming from a bitter old hag like myself...
Kerry ChambersJan 25, 202115 minRecommends: Top 15 Sion Sono FilmsI was rather preoccupied in 2020, delving into the realms of Japanese cinema and best of all discovering Japan’s most subversive and...
Kerry ChambersDec 4, 20209 minRecommends: Top 10 Alternative Christmas FilmsAre you tired of the usual Christmas line-up? Has The Muppets Christmas Carol, It's a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street turned...
Kerry ChambersNov 14, 20209 minRecommends: Wong Kar-Wai Films RankedI've been on a little high as I revisit one of my favourite filmmakers this week. Escapism, desire and longing captured through the lens...
Kerry ChambersOct 11, 202012 minRecommends: Top 15 Films to Enjoy this HalloweenHalloween is drawing ever nearer and with the possibility of a night-in for most, I have decided to reflect on some of my favourite...
Kerry ChambersSep 9, 202016 minRecommends: My Top 20 Anime Series (Part 2)“Animators can only draw from their own experiences of pain and shock and emotions.” - Hayao Miyazaki Back again to continue the list of...
Kerry ChambersSep 5, 202011 minRecommends: My Top 20 Anime Series (Part 1)“Anime – it’s not something that can be thought of in a hall for conferences. It is made out of strange juices current from the brain of...
Kerry ChambersAug 20, 20207 minRecommends: Top 10 Hirokazu Koreeda FilmsHirokazu Koreeda is the master of the modern socially-conscious, family drama who chooses to explore the various dynamics in the familial...
Kerry ChambersAug 12, 202018 minRecommends: Top 20 Anime Films That Have Influenced MeAnime had produced some of the best visuals, characters and storytelling since the dawn of cinema. But it currently isn’t as highly...
Kerry ChambersAug 1, 202012 minRecommends: Top 15 Studio Ghibli FilmsStudio Ghibli’s cinema was the first time I really understood the difference between a children’s film and a family film. Until then my...
Kerry ChambersJul 23, 202013 minRecommends: Top 15 Akira Kurosawa FilmsToday I want to do a countdown of my top fifteen Akira Kurosawa films, a favourite director of mine who was one of the greatest writers...
Kerry ChambersJul 10, 202010 minRecommends: Top 15 of Japanese CinemaOf the vast international cinemas out there, Japan is my favourite. Off-beat storytelling, rich culture and history and an eye for gentle...