Luigi Barraza Cárdenas considers a romantic drama, set in Cold War Estonia. Let me be blatantly honest from the beginning: I have a thing for …
BFI Flare 2021: ‘Firebird’ Review
BFI Flare 2021: ‘Boy Meets Boy’ Review
Luigi Barraza Cárdenas reviews a romantic film set over a single day, following two young men as they navigate a serendipitous fling. After everything we’ve …
Berlinale 2021: ‘The Last Days of Gilda’ (Os Últimos Dias de Gilda) Review
Luigi Barraza Cárdenas reviews a colourful four-episode series exploring a woman trapped in a political crisis in Brazil Travel restrictions stink. Yes, I understand this …
Berlinale 2021: ‘Drift Away’ (Albatros) Review
Luigi Barraza Cárdenas reviews this Competition entry exploring morality and losing one’s self control. Over the last decade, I have developed a (questionable) habit to …
Berlinale 2021: ‘Language Lessons’ Review
Luigi Barraza Cárdenas considers this heartfelt drama, which screened in the Berlin Special category. In a collective effort from the film industry to cope with …
LKFF 2020: ‘Beasts Clawing at Straws’ Review
LEAFF 2020 celebrates its fifth year with a programme of ten films from celebrated and debut film makers. Championing East Asian cinema, LEAFF aims to …
‘Pixie’ Review
Luigi Barraza Cárdenas reviews this cheeky but forgettable comedy thriller. Written and directed by father-son team Preston and Barnaby Thompson, Pixie is a comedy-thriller that …
BFI London Film Festival: ‘Ammonite’ Review
BFI’s London Film Festival is in town! The FilmSoc Blog is back for the 64th edition of one of Europe’s largest film festivals, delivering a …