freelance film writer, interviewer and film programmer
Catherine Hardwicke: “I made Twilight to help people love the planet”
On the occasion of its fifteenth birthday, A Rabbit’s Foot caught up with director Catherine Hardwicke to discuss Twilight’s legacy as well as her latest feature Mafia Mamma.
Warwick Thornton: “I want my films to give voice to the voiceless”
Warwick Thornton talks about the making of his film The New Boy and his collaboration with producer and star Cate Blanchett.
All of Us Strangers Review: A powerful examination of memory and grief
Andrew Haigh’s queer drama is devastating, and all the more beautiful for it.
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour ★★★★
Director: Sam Wrench
Release: 13th October 2023
“It’s been a long time coming,” Taylor Swift sings as she opens her extraordinary Billion-dollar Eras tour. Influential isn’t the only word to describe Swift at this point. She is one of the main pioneers in the modern day of making music. Unlike her previous tours that have sold out, this specific moment has changed lives.
How To Have Sex ★★★★
Director: Molly Manning Walker
Cast: Mia McKenna-Bruce, Shaun Thomas, Lara Peake, Enva Lewis, Samuel Bottomley, Laura Ambler
Release: 3rd November 2023
Killers of the Flower Moon ★★★★★
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons
Released: 20th October 2023
The relatability of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Lady Bird
Ageing sucks; however, as we do, the nostalgic aspect of our upbringing becomes alarmingly more real.
‘Monster’ Review – Who is the Monster?
A first-look review of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest drama.
Maciek Hamela Interview – Director of ‘In the Rearview’
"Is this war really about Ukraine? Or is it a war about all of you? Should we all be concerned by this? Have I done enough?"
‘In the Rearview’ Review – Backseat Dissenters
In his documentary on rescue efforts in Ukraine, Maciek Hamela serves not just as director but as volunteer driver, with crucial access to refugees' stories.
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ★★★★
Iconic characters come and go, and for Harrison Ford, it’s time to bid farewell to Indiana Jones. For 42 years, we’ve seen the actor effortlessly rock that famed hat and whip, and now it’s time for him to pick them up one last time.
Did you know that there are tunnels under Ocean blvd review | Sublime poetry from Lana Del Rey
★★★★☆
After the single release of ‘A&W’, we could tell Lana Del Rey’s world had changed. The full-length album Did you know that there are tunnels under Ocean blvd reminds us that her stunning poetry is a truly vital force.
In 2011, Lana Del Rey’s ‘Video Games’ shifted the music industry’s focus, and thus our sad girl era began. Her debut album, Born to Die, generated conversations and instantly made her a figure of curiosity; a Tumblr it-girl (when that was a thing), with red lipstick, cigar...
Lana Del Rey fans love getting her lyrics tattooed
The stans are ready to justify having LDR’s deliciously dramatic poetry etched on their flesh for eternity.
Since the release of her seductively sad debut single Video Games in 2011, Lana Del Rey’s pen game has helped us fans feel more chic about our messy little problems. Her ninth album, Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, is imminent, and the album’s second single A&W is already widely recognised as a stone-cold classic, in part thanks to its dark, outlandish and intensely...
Park Chan-wook and Park Hae-il Interview – Director and Star of ‘Decision to Leave’
“In our lives, we have good things and bad things, happiness and pain,” acclaimed South Korean director Park Chan-wook once said. This ties in with his latest film, Decision to Leave—a crime mystery drama with a tragic romance at its core.
So Yun Um Interview – Director of ‘Liquor Store Dreams’
As we get older, we see the world from a wider perspective—and with that we see our relationship with our parents drastically change in many ways. Liquor Store Dreams, the feature documentary debut from Korean American filmmaker So Yun Um, reflects this with a humane and honest approach, tackling political d...