It would be no exaggeration to say that when the announcement was made that the film to close the 68th BFI London Film Festival would …
London Film Festival 2024: Your Whistle-stop Tour
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, …
Nowhere (1997)
Carys Manjdadria-Jenkins returns to the end of the twentieth century (and possibly the world) the final instalment of Gregg Araki’s sci-fi Teenage Apocalypse Trilogy. At …
Peeping Tom (1960)
Carys Manjdadria-Jenkins looks back on Powell’s controversial horror with its unflinching 4K restoration. The 4K restoration of Michael Powell’s 1960 psychological horror Peeping Tom indulgesthe …
Gummo (1997)
Anya Somwaiya reviews Korine’s debut feature, Gummo, a mood board for the decades that followed. Scotch taped wall bacon. Albinos and drunkards. Girls with noeyebrows …
Arnold is a Model Student : Review
Anya Somwaiya reviews Sorayos Prapapan’s comic portrait of Thai culture and the doctrines of education. Prapapan, in his pilled zip-up and wrinkled tie-dye tee at …
Back to School Special: The Holdovers’ Lessons in Love
A chill in the wind. The tentative turning of a leaf. The sudden urge to hold onto a warm cup of something in your gloved …
Why We Talk About Film.
In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work …
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, …
‘Challengers’ Review
Aryan Khawaja reviews Luca Guadagnino’s latest film Challengers, a decade-spanning melodrama set in the world of pro tennis that revolves around the relationship between youth …