Ciaran Kelly reviews Colm Bairéad’s Academy Award-nominated An Cailín Ciúin, an Irish language coming-of-age feature that explores a dysfunctional family. 2022 was an incredibly exciting …
‘An Cailín Ciúin’ (2022) Review
Film Reviews
‘Qala’ (2022) Review
Khushi Jain reviews Anvita Dutt’s sophomore feature Qala, a chronicle of the tumultuous relationship between a rising musician and her family in 1940s Calcutta. Anvita …
Slamdance 2023: ‘Stars in the Ordinary Universe’ Review
Slamdance Film Festival is kicking off the new year with films from emerging artists! The FilmSoc Journal is back to deliver the hits and misses …
South by Southwest SXSW (2022) – Our Favourite Shorts
Editor-in-Chief Alexia Mihaila shares her favourite picks of shorts from the 2022 SXSW festival. The Voice Actress (2022) Having won a special jury award at …
‘Sick’ (2023) Review
Aryan Tauqeer reviews John Hyams’ pandemic slasher film. When Wes Craven’s seminal Scream hit theatres in the winter of 1996, it represented the birth of …
‘The Swimmers’ (2022) Review
Shaza Hafez reviews the biographical sports drama by Sally El-Hosaini – an unconventional journey of the Hollywood hero. The Swimmers tells the true story of …
Raindance 2022: ‘Swallow’ Review
The FilmSoc Journal is back for the 30th edition of the Raindance Film Festival, the largest independent film festival in the UK. Elena Goh reviews …
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ (2022) Review
Lavanya Nayar reviews James Cameron’s long-anticipated sequel to his 2010 sci-fi epic, starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang. Fourteen years ago, …
Raindance 2022: ‘Erin’s Guide to Kissing Girls’ Review
The FilmSoc Journal is back for the 30th edition of the Raindance Film Festival, the largest independent film festival in the UK. Elena Goh reviews …
Raindance 2022: ‘Goldfish’ Review
The FilmSoc Journal is back for the 30th edition of the Raindance Film Festival, the largest independent film festival in the UK. Aadesh Gupta reviews …