Carmen Gray is a New Zealand-born writer. After jumping ship in the midst of a Fine Arts MA she spent six years hauling her worldly belongings between jobs in Moscow, Seoul, Prague and Buenos Aires. Then, after retraining as a journalist she settled in London, where she has slightly subdued her wanderlust (but not yet her aversion to acquiring home decor) by working as a freelance film critic for Sight & Sound and Total Film, as well as Dazed.
As The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover turns 35, we look back at Peter Greenaway's 1989 film of excess, gluttony, and fetishism
May 13, 2024
Docs on dead beauty queens, a vegan investigating animal revenge and a breakout role for Timothée Chalamet: this year's festival has everything – here are the absolute must-sees
Feb 22, 2017
This film is about the Berlin of today – its queer scene, how partying can be political, and the city’s close links to Istanbul
Mar 03, 2016
Khavn played the piano for 13 hours straight and is set to break a world record – we caught up with the cult polymath to talk showmanship, endurance and holding it in
Feb 19, 2016
The fierce doc has already garnered comparisons to the powerful portrait of Amy Winehouse – how does it stack up?
Sep 09, 2015