WELCOME TO DOUBLE TAKE, OUR FREQUENT COLLABORATIVE WRITING SERIES FROM THE ON THE CLOCK TEAM, IN WHICH TWO OR MORE MEMBERS OF OUR WRITING COMMITTEE REVIEW THE SAME FILM, EITHER WITH A SIMILAR OR DIFFERENT OPINION. TODAY’S ARTICLE IS ON ALICE WU’S THE HALF OF IT, WHICH IS CURRENTLY STREAMING WORLDWIDE ON NETFLIX. MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD Lesbian […]

Causing an enormous stir of walkouts in major festivals such as Venice and TIFF, Václav Marhoul’s The Painted Bird has been discussed and contemplated on since the beginning of the 2019 awards season. It’s a controversial flick, as expected with the film’s near three hour run-time. Some have called Marhoul’s film a vivacious masterwork of […]

As a frequent admirer of Rafe Spall’s performance filmography, it brings me great displeasure to announce that his latest feature Denmark, is a meandering sob story for the upper middle class. As one of the greatest contemporary British actors of our generation, raging from brilliant comedic deadpan in the righteous comedies from Edgar Wright, and […]

When creating any artistic piece, it’s important to justify the medium you’re portraying your artistic vision in. It’s a conflicting task, deciding the most appropriate way to advocate your creative vision. It’s not uncommon to find a book, album, movie, video game, or even stage play which feels as though the wrong medium was clearly […]

Pixar has been in quite a slump as of recently. In the past decade, there’s been a significant downgrade in quality, in terms of their production of feature film work. Producing largely sequel based products for nostalgia driven adults and children alike, the original heart and intent of Pixar has suddenly gone away. What used […]