The Female Gaze

I watched the new BFI collection The Camera Is Ours, which brings together various documentary films made by women directors before 1970, when there were very few of them working in a controlling role on productions. Some of these are simple informational or promotional shorts. Some were made for the Ministry Of Information and its […]

The Toiling Of Idle Hands

I got InOutIn, the new compilation of old unreleased material by Sonic Youth. What could be more irrelevant than talking about Sonic Youth in 2022? Let’s listen to the new album first. There are 5 tracks, from sessions between 2000 and 2010. Some of them have Jim O’Rourke in the credits. Some are described as […]