Liam Donovan examines Scott Cooper’s gritty Western. In Scott Cooper’s latest film, the gruelling western Hostiles, two former foes are asked to put their differences aside and embark on a long voyage […]
VLOG: How To Make The Clementine Cake From ‘The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty’
In the first edition of our brand new FilmSoc Vlog, we re-create the iconic clementine cake from The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
Opinion: ‘Wind River’ is sexism dressed up in fantastic film making
Maeve Allen interprets the gender politics of Taylor Sheridan’s latest release. While Wind River’s stunning setting in Wyoming snow provides the dramatic landscape for a brilliant and tense murder mystery, […]
Mizoguchi for Her: Woman in ‘The Life of Oharu’
Milo Garner takes a look at the celebrated Japanese director’s feminist legacy. Kenji Mizoguchi, born in 1898, was a giant of Japanese cinema. Active from the 1920s, he made his […]
PODCAST: Oscar Nominations & 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
In our latest episode, Maria and Ivan react to Oscar nominations (how do they compare to Ivan and Calvin’s predictions from last time??) and discuss a Best Picture frontrunner: Three […]
‘Journey’s End’ Review
Bori Bernát watches Saul Dibb’s star-studded war film. Although the audience is always keen to see a new war movie, filmmakers nowadays struggle to bring a new angle to the […]
‘The Post’ Review
Editor Chloe Woods reviews Spielberg’s latest, star-studded film. Usually, the actors are the ones we accuse of phoning it in. After an impressive thirty-nine features, among them lauded some of […]
10 Films We’re Looking Forward to in 2018
(Featured image: still from Phantom Thread) 2018 boasts an impressive lineup of films, ranging from superhero epics to buzzed-about indies. We compiled a list of films worth watching below, ranging widely […]
‘Molly’s Game’ Review
Editor Chloe Woods reviews Aaron Sorkin’s Oscar-hopeful directorial debut. Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain) is driven, ambitious, and smarter than every man in the room. Bringing Bloom’s own 2014 memoir to […]
PODCAST: Awards Season Special
This week, Calvin and Ivan run through the hot films at the centre of awards season buzz this year, weighing in on the frontrunners, snubs, and their favourite underdogs. Last […]