You’ve made it to the end of 2020! As this tumultuous and tragic year begins to draw to a close, we are all looking for …
Your Worst Guilty Pleasures
Muslims and the Media Ep. 1: Animated Films (FilmSoc Podcast)
Muslims and the Media aims to explore both positive and negative representation of Muslims and Islam across the realms of both TV and Film. In …
Celluloid for the Soul Ep. 2 (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 …
Classic Classics Ep. 1: Reservoir Dogs (UCL FilmSoc Podcast)
What films would still cause crowds to flock to Leicester Square, despite being made over 20 years ago? Maria and Adil embark on a deep …
‘Blumenthal’ Review — UK Jewish Film Festival
Dan Jacobson reviews a New York based comedy-drama exploring the complicated relationships between a family after the comedic death of its patriarch. I have a …
‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ Review: Rebellion, Revolution and Reality
Shayeza Walid reflects on the relevance of Aaron Sorkin’s latest drama in the present day. It is an odd phenomenon when you know a film …
Movies That Feel Like a Warm Hug
Welcome to Lockdown Round 2: Electric Boogaloo! As we have all (hopefully) been staying home for the second time this year, members of our blog …
‘Mossad’ Review — UK Jewish Film Festival
Dan Jacobson reviews spy-comedy ‘Mossad’ and reveals that it doesn’t live up to its humorous hype. There is something particularly telling about the fact that …
‘On the Rocks’ Review
Editor Lydia De Matos scrutinises Sofia Coppola’s disappointing latest feature. You know how some films just kind of feel like they were made for television? …
Céline Sciamma’s ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ Is the Picture of Love Our Time Needs
Anna Ainio measures this French period piece against the theory of ‘the female gaze’. One of the first scenes of Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady …