THE DAVID PARKINSON FILM BLOG

From Méliès to Marvel

David Parkinson has been a film critic and historian for 35 years. In addition to such books as A History of Film (Thames & Hudson) and 100 Ideas That Changed Film (Laurence King), he has also written for Radio Times, The Guardian, Sight and Sound, the Oxford Times, Heat, Metro and Empire, where he is a contributing editor. As well as the BFI website, he has also contributed to such online outlets as MovieMail, Cinema Paradiso, Reader's Digest, BBC Bitesize, Films in Focus, Network on Air and the Official Kenneth More website. He is also a film and media adviser to the Dictionary of National Biography and has been a member of the London Critics' Circle since 1996.

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David Parkinson

May 23

Parky At the Pictures (23/5/2023)

(Review of Exhibition on Film: Tokyo Stories) TOKYO STORIES. It's four years since David Bickerstaff took Exhibition on Screen to Asia...

David Parkinson

May 19

Parky At the Pictures (19/5/2023)

(Reviews of Under the Fig Trees; and The Other Fellow) UNDER THE FIG TREES. Writer-editor Ghalya Lacroix collaborated with...

David Parkinson

May 12

Parky At the Pictures (12/5/2023)

(Reviews of The Eight Mountains; The Blue Caftan; The Dam; and Dead Shot) THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS. Scripted during the Coronavirus pandemic,...

David Parkinson

May 5

Parky At the Pictures (5/5/2023)

(Reviews of Cairo Conspiracy; Lakelands; Rodeo; and The Laureate) CAIRO CONSPIRACY. Swede Tarik Saleh has come a long way since being one...

David Parkinson

Apr 28

Parky At the Pictures (28/4/2023)

(Reviews of Love According to Dalva; Sick of Myself; Nightmare Radio: Thee Night Stalker; Little Richard: I Am Everything; Little...

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Apr 21

Parky At the Pictures (21/4/2023)

(Reviews of Pacification; How to Blow Up a Pipeline; Grazie Ragazzi; God's Petting You; A Clever Woman; and Free Money) PACIFICATION....

David Parkinson

Apr 17

Parky At the Pictures (17/4/2023)

(A review of Exhibition on Screen: Vermeer: The Greatest Exhibition) Although they have a fondness for the Impressionists, the good folk...

David Parkinson

Apr 14

Parky At the Pictures (14/4/2023)

(Reviews of Godland; and Loving Highsmith) GODLAND. Having made an award-winning start to his directorial career with Winter Brothers...

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Apr 7

Parky At the Pictures (7/4/2023)

(Reviews of Lola;The Outwaters; In the Court of the Crimson King; and Little Bear's Big Trip) LOLA. Not that long ago, it felt as though...

David Parkinson

Mar 31

Parky At the Pictures (31/3/2023)

(Reviews of God's Creatures; Law of Tehran; Riotsville, USA; In the Middle; and Little Eggs: An African Rescue) GOD'S CREATURES. Anna...

David Parkinson

Mar 24

Parky At the Pictures (24/3/2023)

(Reviews of 1976; The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future; The Beasts; and Antidote) 1976. In 2004, Manuela Martelli and Aline Küppenheim...

David Parkinson

Mar 17

Parky At the Pictures (17/3/2023)

(Reviews of Allelujah; Other People's Children; and Winners) ALLELUJAH. National treasures rally to the cause of a national treasure in...

David Parkinson

Mar 15

Parky At the Pictures (15/3/2023)

(An overview of Flare, the 37th edition of the BFI's London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival) BFI Flare returns for a 37th edition of the London...

David Parkinson

Mar 10

Parky At the Pictures (10/3/2023)

(Reviews of The Middle Man; Charcoal; and My Sailor, My Love) THE MIDDLE MAN. Norwegian director Bent Hamer went on a bit of a run in the...

David Parkinson

Mar 7

Parky At the Pictures (7/3/2023)

(Review of Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman) Having previously entrusted Ali Ray with Frida Kahlo (2020), Exhibition on Screen...

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Mar 3

Parky At the Pictures (3/3/2023)

(Reviews of Subject; I'm Fine (Thanks For Asking); Une Femmina; Primadonna; Electric Malady; and Fashion Reimagined) SUBJECT. In last...

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Feb 24

Parky At the Pictures (24/2/2023)

(Reviews of Joyland; Settembre; Charm Circle; and Creature) JOYLAND. Having won the Orrizonti award at the Venice Film Festival with his...

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Feb 17

Parky At the Pictures (17/2/2023)

(Reviews of Nostalgia; Next Exit; and Make Me Famous) NOSTALGIA/ Too few of Mario Martone's films have done the rounds in Britain. Both...

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Feb 10

Parky At the Pictures (10/2/2023)

(Reviews of Blue Jean; Town of Strangers; Nothing Lasts Forever; and Myanmar Diaries) BLUE JEAN. It's surprising how few aspiring...

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Feb 3

Parky At the Pictures (3/2/2023)

(Reviews of EO; Husband; I Get Knocked Down; and Heading West: A Story About a Band Called Shooglenifty) EO. Currently awaiting its fate...

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