James Carlstrand reflects on last year’s indie hit as the film garners nominations during this ongoing awards season. There is a moment in Past Lives where our …
Past Lives Review
Dumb Money Review
James Carlstrand reviews Craig Gillespie’s big screen adaptation of 2021s viral GameStop story. Dumb Money will undoubtedly receive much comparison to The Big Short, after all both …
An Evening With Tim Robey
James Carlstrand summarises a lively and insightful workshop with The Telegraph’s film critic Tim Robey On a cold Thursday evening back in November the Film …
IFFR 2024 : Interview with director Helena Stefánsdottir
Mayra Nassef, FilmSoc Journal’s International Film Festival Rotterdam correspondent, interviews Helena Stefánsdottir, Icelandic director of Bon Appetit (2011) and her new feature Natatorium (2024). “Natatorium” …
The Devil’s Advocate: How Elliot Grove Became the Father of British Independent Cinema
In a sunlit corner of Wonderville Raindance headquarters, clad in signature sunglasses sat Elliot Grove, the visionary founder of Raindance Film Festival. Alexia Mihaila from …
On Melodrama, and Why It Must Endure
Aryan Tauqeer discusses the position of the melodrama in the contemporary cinema landscape, the political history of the genre in Old Hollywood and how the …
Scala!!! Review: Playful Documentary Unearths Alternative Cinema-Going Experience
Will Palmer reviews Scala!!!, a documentary exploring the heyday of the infamous Scala cinema, and how its eclectic programming broke boundaries and shaped future creatives
“Behind the Screens: Programming the Beat of the BFI London Film Festival with Rowan Woods”
Alexia Mihaila and Aryan Tauqeer from the UCL Film & TV Society Journal caught up with Rowan Woods, a key programmer at the BFI London …
Yangzi’s Confusion Review
Mint Chinese Film Festival 2024, taking place from February 1 to 4, is one of the most influential film festivals for Chinese cinema, casting attention …
American Fiction Review
James Carlstrand reviews Cord Jefferson’s Oscar-nominated satirical feature, American Fiction, measuring up its playful attack at the flawed publishing industry. Spoiler Alert : American Fiction’s …