(Illustration: Bendik Kaltenborn for The New Yorker) On the latest episode of our podcast, Milo and Lorcan discuss the past week’s film news highlights and …
PODCAST: Weekly News Round-Up & ‘Phantom Thread’
‘Hostiles’ Review
Liam Donovan examines Scott Cooper’s gritty Western. In Scott Cooper’s latest film, the gruelling western Hostiles, two former foes are asked to put their differences aside …
VLOG: How To Make The Clementine Cake From ‘The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty’
In the first edition of our brand new FilmSoc Vlog, we re-create the iconic clementine cake from The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
Opinion: ‘Wind River’ is sexism dressed up in fantastic film making
Maeve Allen interprets the gender politics of Taylor Sheridan’s latest release. While Wind River’s stunning setting in Wyoming snow provides the dramatic landscape for a …
Mizoguchi for Her: Woman in ‘The Life of Oharu’
Milo Garner takes a look at the celebrated Japanese director’s feminist legacy. Kenji Mizoguchi, born in 1898, was a giant of Japanese cinema. Active from …
PODCAST: Oscar Nominations & 3 Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
In our latest episode, Maria and Ivan react to Oscar nominations (how do they compare to Ivan and Calvin’s predictions from last time??) and discuss …
‘Journey’s End’ Review
Bori Bernát watches Saul Dibb’s star-studded war film. Although the audience is always keen to see a new war movie, filmmakers nowadays struggle to bring …
‘The Post’ Review
Editor Chloe Woods reviews Spielberg’s latest, star-studded film. Usually, the actors are the ones we accuse of phoning it in. After an impressive thirty-nine features, …
10 Films We’re Looking Forward to in 2018
(Featured image: still from Phantom Thread) 2018 boasts an impressive lineup of films, ranging from superhero epics to buzzed-about indies. We compiled a list of films …
‘Molly’s Game’ Review
Editor Chloe Woods reviews Aaron Sorkin’s Oscar-hopeful directorial debut. Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain) is driven, ambitious, and smarter than every man in the room. Bringing …