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 […]
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‘A Mother Brings her Son to be Shot’ Review: A Community Still at War?
Manisha Thind reviews Sinéad O’Shea’s first feature documentary on a troubled Northern Ireland community. Bleak, grounded and revealing, Sinéad O’Shea’s first feature documentary ‘A Mother Brings her Son to be […]
London Film Festival: ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’ 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: ‘Fahrenheit 11/9’ 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 […]
‘Filmworker’ Review
Nick Mastrini reviews the documentary revealing the fascinating career of Kubrick’s right-hand-man. Tony Zierra’s Filmworker is a documentary that celebrates the hidden craftspeople of filmmaking by exhibiting the career of […]
Discussion – ‘Being Blacker’
Emma Davis considers Molly Dineen’s documentary about the Brixton neighbourhood icon ahead of its premiere on BBC2 tonight. In Molly Dineen’s latest documentary Being Blacker, Brixton is the undercurrent to […]
Central DOCS Club: ‘Walk With Me’ Review
The latest edition of Central DOCS Club, in association with UCL Film Society, featured a screening of Walk With Me, a glimpse into the monastic life led and taught by […]
Central DOCS Club: ‘Mountain’ Review
The latest screening at Central DOCS Club – where newly-released documentaries are shown at Picturehouse Central in association with FilmSoc – featured Mountain followed by a discussion. Alexandra-Loredana Petrache reviews Jennifer […]
Central DOCS Club: ‘Jane’ Review
Our second co-hosted Central DOCS Club event at Picturehouse Central featured a screening of Jane Goodall doc Jane followed by a discussion. Get involved in the next DOC Club screenings with Mountain on […]
Central DOCS Club: ’78/52′ Review
The first of our co-hosted Central DOCS Club screenings with Picturehouse Central saw ’78/52′, the story of Hitchcock’s famous shower scene, screened and followed by a discussion. Katie Jackson continues […]