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2024
Behind the Scenes of FOMI: An Interview with the 2024 Festival Directors and Media Officer
The Festival of the Moving Image (FOMI) is set to captivate audiences once again this year. Ahead of the 2024 festival’s launch on May 20th, …
‘Challengers’ Review
Aryan Khawaja reviews Luca Guadagnino’s latest film Challengers, a decade-spanning melodrama set in the world of pro tennis that revolves around the relationship between youth …
Dune: Part 2 review
Now the sand has settled on Denis Villeneuve’s second instalment in the hallucinatory sci-fi saga, Jamie Carlstrand writes about why he thinks the film joins …
An Interview with Riley director Benjamin Howard and star Jake Holley
Riley was screened at this year’s BFI Flare Festival to sold out audiences and Jamie Carlstrand got the opportunity to sit down with its director …
La Cocina review
The FilmSoc Journal is back for the 74th edition of the Berlinale, with critic Elena Xiang delivering a look at the hits and misses of …
‘A Sense of Inevitability’: A Conversation with Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Aryan Tauqeer Khawaja interviews Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi about his latest film, Evil Does Not Exist. Out of all the filmmakers to have emerged …
Raindance 2023: Un Amor
Shaza Hafez reviews “Un Amor”, a melancholic portrait of psychosexual angst
Sick of Myself review
Shaza Hafez explores this satirical dark comedy about the great lengths we go to in our self-centred quest to gain attention
Past Lives Review
James Carlstrand reflects on last year’s indie hit as the film garners nominations during this ongoing awards season. There is a moment in Past Lives where our …