Ciaran Kelly reviews Colm Bairéad’s Academy Award-nominated An Cailín Ciúin, an Irish language coming-of-age feature that explores a dysfunctional family. 2022 was an incredibly exciting …
‘An Cailín Ciúin’ (2022) Review
‘Qala’ (2022) Review
Khushi Jain reviews Anvita Dutt’s sophomore feature Qala, a chronicle of the tumultuous relationship between a rising musician and her family in 1940s Calcutta. Anvita …
Valentine’s Day Special: Our favourite Queer Romance Films
What better way to spend Valentines Day than cozy-up watching films recommended by the Filmsoc Journal? Spice up the atmosphere or bawl your eyes by …
Roundtable Podcast EP1: Romcoms
The Journal unpacks the Romcom genre and its evolution from the 1920s to present day. Whether you love romcoms, love to hate on them, or …
Slamdance 2023: ‘Stars in the Ordinary Universe’ Review
Slamdance Film Festival is kicking off the new year with films from emerging artists! The FilmSoc Journal is back to deliver the hits and misses …
South by Southwest SXSW (2022) – Our Favourite Shorts
Editor-in-Chief Alexia Mihaila shares her favourite picks of shorts from the 2022 SXSW festival. The Voice Actress (2022) Having won a special jury award at …
‘Sick’ (2023) Review
Aryan Tauqeer reviews John Hyams’ pandemic slasher film. When Wes Craven’s seminal Scream hit theatres in the winter of 1996, it represented the birth of …
‘The Swimmers’ (2022) Review
Shaza Hafez reviews the biographical sports drama by Sally El-Hosaini – an unconventional journey of the Hollywood hero. The Swimmers tells the true story of …
Raindance 2022: ‘Swallow’ Review
The FilmSoc Journal is back for the 30th edition of the Raindance Film Festival, the largest independent film festival in the UK. Elena Goh reviews …
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ (2022) Review
Lavanya Nayar reviews James Cameron’s long-anticipated sequel to his 2010 sci-fi epic, starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang. Fourteen years ago, …