Pihla Pekkarinen reviews Zoé Wittock’s debut, as part of FilmSoc’s coverage of Sundance Film Festival 2020. Jumbo is about desire, about relationships, about love, about sex. It is also about […]
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Sundance 2020: ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ Review
Never Rarely Sometimes Always, an Eliza Hittman feature in the U.S. Dramatic Competition category, is a quiet, contemplative film about an unwanted teenage pregnancy. Autumn (Sidney Flanigan) is a stone-faced […]
Sundance 2020: ‘Summertime’ Review
Pihla Pekkarinen reviews Carlos López Estrada’s ode to Los Angeles youth. Following the success of Blindspotting, Carlos López Estrada’s second feature film, Summertime, is intended to be a love letter […]
Sundance 2020: ‘Miss Americana’ Review
Pihla Pekkarinen reviews Taylor Swift’s new documentary. Miss Americana is undoubtedly one of the most high-profile films arriving at Sundance this year. Taylor Swift first dropped the news of a […]
‘Frozen II’ Review
Pihla Pekkarinen reviews the much-anticipated Disney sequel. Frozen, when it was first released six years ago, gripped the world. Frozen paraphernalia was inescapable. Anyone who had or spent time with […]
2018 in Television: A Round-Up
The FilmSoc team looks back at some of 2018’s prominent TV shows, some latest seasons and some new underrated releases. There is no skirting around the fact that we are […]
London Film Festival: ‘Colette’ Review
It’s festival season! The FilmSoc blog is covering the 62nd BFI London Film Festival (10th – 21st October), diving into the myriad of films and events on offer to deliver […]
London Film Festival: ‘Mandy’ Review
It’s festival season! The FilmSoc blog is covering the 62nd BFI London Film Festival (10th – 21st October), diving into the myriad of films and events on offer to deliver […]
‘120 BPM’ Review
Pihla Pekkarinen and Emma Davis review 2017 Grand Prix-awarded French drama. 120 BPM (Beats Per Minute) draws on the highly personal experiences of writer/director Robin Campillo and translates those experiences […]
The Results Are In: Oscars Recap
A month ago, we covered award season buzz and nominations on the podcast. Last week, you cast your votes in a few of the Academy Awards categories! Well, with the […]