Tomi Haffety explores the portrayal of the Mexican elite during the 1982 Peso Crisis through Las Niñas Bien Las Niñas Bien acts as a cinematic tribute to the legacy of […]
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Sundance 2020: ‘Jumbo’ Review
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 […]
Sweet Escape: What to Watch During Lockdown
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, governments all over the world – including the UK – have urged those who can to stay at home. This newfound plethora of time […]
Shaun of the Dead and COVID-19: Zombies, Coronaviruses, and Epidemiological Models
Dan Jacobson demystifies epidemiological models through Edgar Wright’s Shaun of the Dead. It was only a matter of time before the outbreak of COVID-19 caused a worldwide shift towards armchair […]
‘To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You’ Review
Dan Jacobson reviews the sequel to the Netflix smash hit. In the very first scene of To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, Kitty, the younger sister of […]
‘Our Little Sister’ Review: (Re)Making Family, (Re)Visiting Home
Tomi Haffety reviews Kore-eda’s acclaimed film. After its premiere at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Our Little Sister quickly rose to acclaim amongst both Japanese and global audiences, […]
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 […]
Cinema and the City: Our Hometowns on Screen
There is an intimate relationship between cinema and the city. While urban environments possess ample potential for exploring space on screen, the intangible aspects of these places – identity, mood, […]
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 […]
‘So Long, My Son’ Review
Ellie Lachs reviews Wang Xiaoshuai’s emotional family epic. Wang Xiaoshuai’s newest film So Long, My Son is a slow burner to say the least. The three hour ode to trauma […]