In A Nutshell: A stunning exploration of life and the search for connection against the backdrop of a developing country. Aftertaste: Tastes like, or rather …
All We Imagine as Light (LFF 2024)
Festivals
The Room Next Door (2024)– Framed by death but full of life.
Nutshell: A chic polished departure. Aftertaste: A refreshing, ice-cold glass of blood orange juice—its initial sweetness bursting with the vitality of life, followed by a …
Interview: ‘The Stimming Pool’ (LFF 2024)
Storytelling often finds itself on that straight and narrow path which begins with a beginning and ends with an end. The Stimming Pool (2024), however, …
Behind the Scenes of FOMI: An Interview with the 2024 Festival Directors and Media Officer
The Festival of the Moving Image (FOMI) is set to captivate audiences once again this year. Ahead of the 2024 festival’s launch on May 20th, …
An Interview with Riley director Benjamin Howard and star Jake Holley
Riley was screened at this year’s BFI Flare Festival to sold out audiences and Jamie Carlstrand got the opportunity to sit down with its director …
La Cocina review
The FilmSoc Journal is back for the 74th edition of the Berlinale, with critic Elena Xiang delivering a look at the hits and misses of …
Raindance 2023: Un Amor
Shaza Hafez reviews “Un Amor”, a melancholic portrait of psychosexual angst
LFF, The Kitchen (2023) Review
Following the recent streaming release of Daniel Kaluuya’s directiorial debut, The Kitchen, Jamie Carlstrand shares his visit to last year’s London Film Festival where the …
LFF 2023: ‘Priscilla’ Review
Elena Goh reviews Coppola’s ‘Priscilla’ . The film adapts Priscilla Presley’s memoir Elvis and Me, focussing on the timeline of her relationship with Elvis Presley. …
The Portrait: Standing on the Threshold (Raindance 2023)
Paige Johnson reviews The Portrait, a masterclass in madness on screen, premiered at Raindance Film Festival. A psychological thriller with exquisite attention to detail and …