BFI’s London Film Festival is in town! The FilmSoc Blog is back for the 66th edition of the city’s largest film festival, delivering a look …
London Film Festival 2022: ‘Casa Susanna’ Review
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London Film Festival 2022: ‘Liquor Store Dreams’
BFI’s London Film Festival is in town! The FilmSoc Blog is back for the 66th edition of the city’s largest film festival, delivering a look …
BFI London Film Festival: ‘Cow’ Review
BFI’s London Film Festival is in town! The FilmSoc Blog is back for the 65th edition of the city’s largest film festival, delivering a look …
BFI London Film Festival: ‘The Velvet Underground’ Review
BFI’s London Film Festival is in town! The FilmSoc Blog is back for the 65th edition of the city’s largest film festival, delivering a look …
SXSW: ‘Through the Plexi-Glass: The Last Days of the San José’ Review
In this review from South by Southwest 2021, editor Lydia De Matos examines the themes of gentrification at the core of an intimate documentary. Framing …
SXSW: ‘WeWork: or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn’ Review
The FilmSoc Blog is making their debut appearance at South by Southwest, a culture festival in Austin, Texas! In this first review, editor Lydia de …
Sundance 2021: Flee Review
Ellie Lachs praises an animated documentary about a refugee’s extraordinary journey to Denmark. In this documentary, director Jonas Rasmussen tells the story of his personal …
Raindance Film Festival: ‘Jimmy is Punk – The Story of PANIC’ Review
Alina Elena reviews a documentary on the Dutch punk scene as part of our Raindance 2020 coverage. Mostly focusing on 16mm and Super 8 footage …
Sundance 2020: ‘Miss Americana’ Review
Pihla Pekkarinen reviews Taylor Swift’s new documentary. Miss Americana is undoubtedly one of the most high-profile films arriving at Sundance this year. Taylor Swift first …
‘A Mother Brings her Son to be Shot’ Review: A Community Still at War?
Manisha Thind reviews Sinéad O’Shea’s first feature documentary on a troubled Northern Ireland community. Bleak, grounded and revealing, Sinéad O’Shea’s first feature documentary ‘A Mother …