James Carlstrand reviews Craig Gillespie’s big screen adaptation of 2021s viral GameStop story. Dumb Money will undoubtedly receive much comparison to The Big Short, after all both …
Dumb Money Review
2024
An Evening With Tim Robey
James Carlstrand summarises a lively and insightful workshop with The Telegraph’s film critic Tim Robey On a cold Thursday evening back in November the Film …
IFFR 2024 : Interview with director Helena Stefánsdottir
Mayra Nassef, FilmSoc Journal’s International Film Festival Rotterdam correspondent, interviews Helena Stefánsdottir, Icelandic director of Bon Appetit (2011) and her new feature Natatorium (2024). “Natatorium” …
The Devil’s Advocate: How Elliot Grove Became the Father of British Independent Cinema
In a sunlit corner of Wonderville Raindance headquarters, clad in signature sunglasses sat Elliot Grove, the visionary founder of Raindance Film Festival. Alexia Mihaila from …
On Melodrama, and Why It Must Endure
Aryan Tauqeer discusses the position of the melodrama in the contemporary cinema landscape, the political history of the genre in Old Hollywood and how the …
Scala!!! Review: Playful Documentary Unearths Alternative Cinema-Going Experience
Will Palmer reviews Scala!!!, a documentary exploring the heyday of the infamous Scala cinema, and how its eclectic programming broke boundaries and shaped future creatives
“Behind the Screens: Programming the Beat of the BFI London Film Festival with Rowan Woods”
Alexia Mihaila and Aryan Tauqeer from the UCL Film & TV Society Journal caught up with Rowan Woods, a key programmer at the BFI London …
Yangzi’s Confusion Review
Mint Chinese Film Festival 2024, taking place from February 1 to 4, is one of the most influential film festivals for Chinese cinema, casting attention …
American Fiction Review
James Carlstrand reviews Cord Jefferson’s Oscar-nominated satirical feature, American Fiction, measuring up its playful attack at the flawed publishing industry. Spoiler Alert : American Fiction’s …
LFF, The Kitchen (2023) Review
Following the recent streaming release of Daniel Kaluuya’s directiorial debut, The Kitchen, Jamie Carlstrand shares his visit to last year’s London Film Festival where the …