Lydia De Matos reviews a comedic teen movie following a gang of theatre buffs as they explore their dramatic adolescence. Now, let me state for …
BFI Flare 2021: ‘Dramarama’ Review
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BFI Flare 2021: ‘Firebird’ Review
Luigi Barraza Cárdenas considers a romantic drama, set in Cold War Estonia. Let me be blatantly honest from the beginning: I have a thing for …
BFI Flare 2021: ‘Boy Meets Boy’ Review
Luigi Barraza Cárdenas reviews a romantic film set over a single day, following two young men as they navigate a serendipitous fling. After everything we’ve …
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 …
Berlinale 2021: ‘A Cop Movie’ (Una Película de Policías) Review
Bryn Chiappe appreciates the distinct style of filmmaking in this Silver Bear Award-winning documentary. Alonso Ruizpalacios’ Una Película de Policías is a bold attempt at …
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 …
Berlinale 2021: Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (Guzen to Sozo) Review
Editor-in-Chief Tomi Haffety celebrates the realist cinema of Ryusuke Hamaguchi in this triptych of stories exploring coincidence and human relationships. There is something so passionate …
Berlinale 2021: ‘Ninjababy’ Review
Editor-in-Chief Pihla Pekkarinen appreciates quirky cinema in this review of a Norwegian comedy Everybody has their genre. Whether it’s WWI movies (I will never understand …
Berlinale 2021: ‘Who We Were’ (Wer Wir Waren) Review
Bryn Chiappe reviews this unique cinematic look into the international crises of climate change. Marc Bauder’s Who We Were sits somewhere in the grey area …
Berlinale 2021: ‘Drift Away’ (Albatros) Review
Luigi Barraza Cárdenas reviews this Competition entry exploring morality and losing one’s self control. Over the last decade, I have developed a (questionable) habit to …