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

Mar 31, 2023

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, 2023

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, 2023

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, 2023

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, 2023

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, 2023

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...

David Parkinson

Mar 3, 2023

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...

David Parkinson

Feb 24, 2023

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...

David Parkinson

Feb 17, 2023

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...

David Parkinson

Feb 10, 2023

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...

David Parkinson

Feb 3, 2023

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...

David Parkinson

Jan 27, 2023

Parky At the Pictures (27/1/2023)

(Reviews of January; and Acqua e anice) JANUARY. Andrey M. Paounov is best known for the documentary trilogy that is comprised of Georgi...

David Parkinson

Jan 25, 2023

Parky At the Pictures (25/1/2023)

(A review of I Need Another Take, Darling by Alvin Rakoff) Canadian director Alvin Rakoff will turn 96 on 6 February. Judging by his...

David Parkinson

Jan 24, 2023

Parky At the Pictures (24/1/2023)

(Review of What You Leave Behind by Nick Pourgourides) Family clearly means a lot to Nick Pourgourides. Memories of watching old films...

David Parkinson

Jan 20, 2023

Parky At the Pictures (20/1/2023)

(Reviews of The Substitute; Nascondino; and Dreaming Walls) THE SUBSTITUTE. Argentinian director made a fine impression with his debut...

David Parkinson

Jan 13, 2023

Parky At the Pictures (13/1/2023)

(Reviews of The Old Way; Nocebo; and The Enforcer) THE OLD WAY. Brett Donowho's The Old Way is being billed as Nicolas Cage's `first...

David Parkinson

Jan 6, 2023

Parky At the Pictures (6/1/2023)

(Reviews of Piggy; and Alcarràs) PIGGY. If Julia Ducournau set out to make a mash-up of Catherine Breillat's À ma Sœur! (2001) and Brian...

David Parkinson

Dec 31, 2022

Parky At the Pictures (31/12/2022)

(An overdue overview of some of the films that screened at the 66th BFI London Film Festival) Another London Film Festival has been and...

David Parkinson

Dec 30, 2022

Parky At the Pictures (30/12/2022)

(Top 10 Films of 2022) And so, we come to the end of another cinematic year. It's not been the best. Too many moderate titles have been...

David Parkinson

Dec 23, 2022

Parky At the Pictures (23/12/2022)

(Review of Corsage) The Empress Elisabeth of Austria was assassinated in Geneva three years after motion pictures first went on public...

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