Best Films Of 2022
My top 10 films of 2022, as presented on DariushAlavi.com
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My top 10 films of 2022, as presented on DariushAlavi.com
Top 10 best films of 2021, presented on DariushAlavi.com
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Did someone say Yardley? During a key sequence in Battle Of The Sexes – a well-constructed account not just of Billie Jean King’s match against Bobby Riggs, but also of…
Tighten that corset and sweep all that lust under the silk rug. For my latest segment on Francine Stock’s Film Programme on BBC Radio 4, I’m delving into the extravagant…
Regular readers will know that in recent weeks, I’ve started writing about the relatively unexplored space where the worlds of scent and cinema meet. Well, I am thrilled to announce…
The layer of scent that is forever hovering a few inches above the surface of Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting (still his best work, arguably) is almost unremittingly scatological. Based on the…
There had to be at least one mention of it. About two-thirds of the way through Kathryn Bigelow’s gut-punching Detroit – an account of the horrific events which took place…
It’s been a while since I watched a film quite as pungent as this one: from the moment it begins, Francis Lee’s moving and well-observed God’s Own Country reeks of…
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