RJ Smith
On Hitchcock’s The Birds
I have already discussed the triangular nature of desire which characterises novelistic works, and how this structure leads to violence...
top of page
Search
RJ Smith
May 22, 20202 min read
What’s Good: Rise of the Warrior Apes (2017), a Documentary by James Reed
Rise of the Warrior Apes (available here) was made by a group of researchers who worked their way into the confidence of the largest...
RJ Smith
Feb 11, 20204 min read
WHAT'S GOOD: The Tunnel (1948), a Novel by Ernesto Sábato
Juan Pablo Castel is a painter living in Buenos Aires. Lonely and disaffected among the ‘charlatans’ of the art world, Juan Pablo feels...
RJ Smith
Nov 18, 20193 min read
WHAT'S GOOD: The Piano Teacher (2001), A Film by Michael Haneke.
Erika Kohut is a 40 year old pianist teaching at a prestigious Vienna conservatory. Despite being talented and beautiful, Erika has no...
RJ Smith
Sep 30, 20196 min read
WHAT'S GOOD: Fat White Family, Saviours of British Rock
Aspects of London in the noughties are a little cringe in hindsight. The emo hair, the fluorescent clothes, etcetera. But in time it will...
RJ Smith
Sep 15, 20196 min read
WHAT'S GOOD: Eyes Wide Shut (1999), a Film by Stanley Kubrick
Soft core porn? Weird euro art house? A preposterous flop? Or one of the best movies ever made . . .
RJ Smith
Aug 29, 20193 min read
WHAT'S GOOD: Night on Earth (1991), a Film by Jim Jarmusch
This is New York, Helmut! A review of Night on Earth by Jim Jarmusch.
RJ Smith
Aug 21, 20193 min read
WHAT'S GOOD: Bad Boy Bubby (1993), a film by Rolf de Heer
Bubby is a grown man whose mother has convinced him that he can never leave their small, filthy, windowless flat in suburban Adelaide...
RJ Smith
Aug 19, 20193 min read
WHAT'S GOOD: Let it Come Down (1952), a novel by Paul Bowles
Paul Bowles is all but unknown to my generation. That is a shame, because he was one of the most influential, and in my opinion, best...
bottom of page