James Battye
26, London-based. I like to write about film.
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Late Shift, dir. Petra Volpe (Switzerland, 2025)
Late Shift, dir. Petra Volpe (Switzerland, 2025)
‘This is what nursing at maximum capacity looks like,’ the film says. What are we going to do about it?
Chungking Express, dir. Wong Kar-wai (Hong Kong, 1994)
Chungking Express, dir. Wong Kar-wai (Hong Kong, 1994)
It is a film that makes a poetry of miscommunications; incorrectly delivered letters; fast food and expiry dates, and by some miracle, makes it all work under Kar-wai’s watchful eye.
Le rayon vert (The Green Ray), dir. Éric Rohmer (France, 1986)
Le rayon vert (The Green Ray), dir. Éric Rohmer (France, 1986)
A film that seeks to find salvation in small things, with the hope that they will amount to something much greater, and much more fulfilling.
an extra shot | Substack
an extra shot | Substack
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