Editor-in-Chief Pihla Pekkarinen appreciates quirky cinema in this review of a Norwegian comedy Everybody has their genre. Whether it’s WWI movies (I will never understand …
Berlinale 2021: ‘Ninjababy’ Review
Berlinale 2021: ‘The Mauritanian’ Review
Editor-in-chief Pihla Pekkarinen criticises this depiction of Guantanamo Bay for its milk-toast condemnation of torture. I must admit, I went into The Mauritanian prejudiced. A …
Berlinale 2021: ‘Petite Maman’ Review
Editor-in-chief Pihla Pekkarinen admires Céline Sciamma’s confident direction in her latest understated feature. Céline Sciamma exploded into the mainstream in 2019 with her thoughtful, touching …
Sundance 2021: ‘John and the Hole’ Review
Editor-in-chief Pihla Pekkarinen finds disappointment in this Cannes-selected drama. On paper, and at first glance, John and the Hole appears rather impressive. 13-year-old outcast John …
Sundance 2021: ‘Together Together’ Review
Editor-in-chief Pihla Pekkarinen appreciates the friendship portrayed in a new American comedy. Matt (Ed Helms) is a single man in his 40s, desperate to be …
Sundance 2021: ‘Land’ Review
Editor-in-chief Pihla Pekkarinen expresses disappointment in Robin Wright’s inspirational drama. Land had the luck to be this year’s obligatory high-budget Focus Features film premiering at …
Sundance 2021: ‘Cryptozoo’ Review
Editor-in-Chief Pihla Pekkarinen reviews the highly anticipated animation from Dash Shaw. Cryptozoo was one of the films I was most excited to see at Sundance …
Raindance Film Festival: ‘Force of Habit’ Review
Editor-in-chief Pihla Pekkarinen reviews a Finnish anthology film about experiences of street harassment as part of our Raindance 2020 coverage. A woman’s arse gets grabbed …
BFI London Film Festival: ‘Cicada’ 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 …
BFI London Film Festival: ‘Shirley’ 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 …