Anna Ainio reviews this drama set in World War II that tells the story of a Hungarian farmer working for the Soviet army. Floating on …
Berlinale 2021: ‘Natural Light’ (Természetes fény) Review
Berlinale 2021: ‘Introduction’ (인트로덕션) Review
Editor-in-chief Tomi Haffety considers one of her favourite directors’ latest meditative drama. Why would anyone want to watch women talk about the differences between formal …
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 …
Berlinale 2021: ‘I’m Your Man’ (Ich bin dein Mensch) Review
Editor-in-chief Tomi Haffety reviews a Berlinale award winner about the complexities of AI relationships. After Maria Schrader’s miniseries Unorthodox, released during the UK lockdown of …
Berlinale 2021: ‘Brother’s Keeper’ (Okul Tıraşı) Review
Bryn Chiappe explores the Darwinian environment of boarding school portrayed in this intricate Turkish drama. The entirety of Brother’s Keeper takes place at an isolated …
‘The Dig’ Review
Maria Cunningham takes an archaeologist’s eye to this new Netflix historical drama. As an archaeology student, I must admit that when I heard that Netflix …
JFTFP 2021: ‘Samurai Shifters’ Review
Dominic Ko takes a look at a zero-to-hero samurai comedy. “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” To …
Celluloid for the Soul Ep. 5 (UCL FilmSoc Podcast)
Celluloid for the Soul is all about comfort movies. Those films that bring us joy and warm our souls, that have helped us through difficult …
A Method to Madness: ‘Malcolm and Marie’ Review
Shayeza Walid reviews a pandemic project from the creator of Euphoria about a couple whose relationship unravels over the course of an evening. The word …
JFTFP 2021: Soirée Review
Harry Mizumoto explores the tragic love story that unfolds across rural Japan. Trigger warnings for mentions of rape and sexual assault. I’ll admit, I was …