Fragmentation games: the return of the portmanteau film

Is the portmanteau film making a comeback? Nicholas Barber on why – as deliciously twisted new Argentinian film Wild Tales shows – there’s no room for shilly-shallying with a series of stand-alone stories Continue reading...

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