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 …
On Melodrama, and Why It Must Endure
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 …
LFF, The Kitchen (2023) Review
Following the recent streaming release of Daniel Kaluuya’s directiorial debut, The Kitchen, Jamie Carlstrand shares his visit to last year’s London Film Festival where the …
The Boy and The Heron (2023)
Emily Chen reviews the highly-anticipated return of Miyazaki to the Ghibli animated universe. Hopeful surrealist impressionism Kimchi Nabe – the spice will make your tongue …
LFF 2023: ‘Priscilla’ Review
Elena Goh reviews Coppola’s ‘Priscilla’ . The film adapts Priscilla Presley’s memoir Elvis and Me, focussing on the timeline of her relationship with Elvis Presley. …
A Tale of Two Decades: Cinematic Conversation between Jonze and Coppola
Oscar McFie Lyons draws the connections between Spike Jonze’s Her and Sofia Coppala’s Lost in Translation, unearthing what the interplay between the once married pair …
The X-Files: Fight the Future “Neonoirvember” at Prince Charles Cinema
Sub-Editor Mayra Nassef takes a look at the cultural impact of genre-bending The X-Files following its 30th anniversary screening at the Prince Charles Cinema, asking …