The FilmSoc Blog team got together to predict some of the wins for this year’s Oscars, while championing our own personal favourites and calling out injustices for snubs. Do you […]
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PODCAST: Streaming Services – The End of Cinema or a New Frontier?
Emma and Maria discuss the popularity of streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu, and their impact on the future of film and the movie-going experience. Illustration by Leo Espinosa […]
PODCAST: ‘The House That Jack Built’ – Exploring the Violence of Male Directors
Tanya, Raphael, and Lydia discuss Lars Von Trier’s The House That Jack Built, the implications of violence against women on the screen, and how controversial directors such as Tarantino, Polanski, […]
PODCAST: Cold War + Other 2018 Foreign Film Favourites
Pawel and Maeve discuss one of their favourite foreign films from 2018 – Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cold War – and other great foreign language films dominating awards season this year. Illustration […]
PODCAST: The Crimes of Grindelwald – An Extended Discussion
Louis and Abby got together and discussed everything around the newly released and highly anticipated Crimes of Grindelwald – their excitements, disappointments, confusions, and where the series should go from […]
London Film Festival: ‘Burning’ 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 […]
PODCAST: Ghosts, Zombies and Hannibal Lecter – A Halloween Special
In our Halloween special, Alex and Joe sat down and chatted all things spooky and horror – from Tim Burton to Hereditary, the duo debate and celebrate scary film. Illustration by Byron […]
PODCAST: To All The Rom Coms I’ve Loved Before
Maria and Emma sat down this week and talked all about romcoms – its resurgence in 2018, tropes and clichés, representations of race and class, and more. Illustration by Wren […]
PODCAST: 2018 Summer Movie Round Up – Infinity War, The Incredibles, & More
Welcome back to a new year of FilmSoc podcasts! Abby and Sabastian got together to have a chat on this past summer’s hottest movies, including Infinity War, Ant-Man and the […]
Ten Perfect Shots From The Grand Budapest Hotel
Editor In Chief Xinyi Wang looks back at Wes Anderson’s iconic aesthetic in his much loved 2014 adventure comedy. It is a justified statement, to believe that Wes Anderson is […]