Slamdance is one of the most exciting independent film festivals in the US now reaching its 28th edition. Here are our editor’s, Alexia Mihaila, favorite …
Slamdance ’22 : Our Favourite Shorts
2022
‘The Northman’ (2022) – Review
Alexia Mihaila reviews Robert Eggers’ long-awaited third feature, a viking revenge saga starring Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, and Anya Taylor-Joy. The Northman isn’t Eggers’ first …
BFI Flare 2022: ‘Fragrance of the First Flower’ (2021) (第一次遇見花香的那刻）Review
BFI’s Flare is back in town! The FilmSoc Blog is back for the 36th edition of the city’s largest LGBTQIA+ film festival, delivering a look …
Podcast: Thoughts on the Oscar Nominations (2022)
The co-editors-in-chief, Lydia De Matos and Alexia Mihaila, discuss the Oscar nominations ahead of tonight’s Academy Awards ceremony, thinking of their favourites to win and …
‘The Worst Person in the World’ (2021) Review
Madeline Choi reviews Joachim Trier’s beautifully told story of love, confusion, and understanding. What a title. The Worst Person in the World. Immediately, it confronts …
‘Your Name Engraved Herein (刻在你心底的名字)(2020)’ – Review
“If what you give me is the same as what you give others, then I don’t want it.” Your Name Engraved Herein, Birdy To be …
‘Ride or Die (彼女)’ (2021) – Review
Elena Goh reviews this complex and problematic Netflix produced Japanese psychological thriller about a toxic and intense lesbian couple. “You smile when you lie,” Rei …
‘Licorice Pizza’ gave me a funny tummy
With a name like Licorice Pizza, it’s perhaps unsurprising that Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest feature has divided people’s tastes. However, when I returned home from the …
Metatextuality and ‘The Matrix Resurrections’
A reflection. An image all too familiar from countless bouts of repetition, inscribed into the mind. The shadows, the sheen, the sounds-they’re all the same. …
‘Drive My Car’ (2021) Review
Madeline Choi reviews Ryūsuke Hamaguchi’s thoughtfully moving adaptation of Murakami. “The script is a vehicle”— Dir. Ryūsuke Hamaguchi Expanding from Haruki Murakami’s short story of …