Madeleine Haslam reviews PTA’s Academy Awards front-runner. Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest picture Phantom Thread is a rich and intricate yet bizarre tale that is aptly …
‘Phantom Thread’ Review
2018
From ‘Hard Eight’ to ‘Phantom Thread’: A Paul Thomas Anderson Retrospective
Raphael Duhamel runs through Anderson’s impressive career leading up to Phantom Thread. “We’re all children of Kubrick, aren’t we? Is there anything you can do that …
‘Scenes from a Marriage’ Review
Milo Garner revisits Ingmar Bergman’s study of a couple’s relationship. A masterwork that gathers many of Bergman’s key concerns in his post-Winter Light filmography, the …
PODCAST: Weekly News Round-Up, ‘I, Tonya’, and ‘The Post’
(Illustration: Joanna Bush; Costume Design: Jennifer Johnson) A new episode is up! Sofia and Maria run through some recent film news headlines then dive into …
‘Downsizing’ Review
Editor Xin Yi Wang reviews Alexander Payne’s recent venture into sci-fi comedy. The concept of Downsizing is intriguing. An original premise about shrinking communities in …
‘The Mercy’ Review
Pihla Pekkarinen reviews James Marsh’s take on a fascinating true story. Director James Marsh (The Theory of Everything) is well-versed in the biopic. Subject Donald …
‘Coco’ Review
Chloe Woods watches Pixar’s colourful new feature. Full confession: it took genuine effort not to break into embarrassing sobs in the middle of the (fairly …
PODCAST: Weekly News Round-Up & ‘Phantom Thread’
(Illustration: Bendik Kaltenborn for The New Yorker) On the latest episode of our podcast, Milo and Lorcan discuss the past week’s film news highlights and …
‘Hostiles’ Review
Liam Donovan examines Scott Cooper’s gritty Western. In Scott Cooper’s latest film, the gruelling western Hostiles, two former foes are asked to put their differences aside …
VLOG: How To Make The Clementine Cake From ‘The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty’
In the first edition of our brand new FilmSoc Vlog, we re-create the iconic clementine cake from The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.