Aryan Tauqeer reviews Paul Schrader’s newest directorial venture. A mirror image of many of the traits he writes for his characters, Paul Schrader has grown …
‘The Card Counter’ (2021) Review
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‘Dune’ (2021) Review: Aesthetically Perfect, Orientally Problematic
Shayeza Walid reviews the perfections and the problems in 2021’s biggest sci-fi blockbuster Dune, starring Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya. I was probably one of the …
‘Memoria’ (2021) Review
Editor-in-Chief Lydia de Matos reviews Cannes’ 2021 Jury Prize winner, a mysterious slow-burner from director Apichatpong Weersathukel. A film defined by a sound; both its …
Jewish Film Festival 2021: ‘Kiss Me Kosher’ Review
Daniel Jacobson reviews Shirel Peleg’s directorial debut, an Israel-set romantic comedy with a purposefully messy premise. Kiss Me Kosher (2020), the new film by first-time …
LEAFF 2021: ‘Just 1 Day’ Review
LEAFF 2021 celebrates its sixth year with a programme of thirty films from celebrated and debut filmmakers. Championing East Asian cinema, LEAFF aims to bring …
BFI London Film Festival: ‘Neptune Frost’ 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 …
‘Birds of Paradise’ Review
‘Birds of Paradise’ is a modern sensual upper-class Survival of the fittest parabole to finding spiritual freedom and self-expression through dance. Director Sarah Adina Smith …
‘Cinderella’ (2021) Review
Cinderella is Camila Cabello’s acting debut and it is as bad as most expected it. The film follows the mildly successful sex comedy film, Blockers, …
BFI Flare 2021: ‘Cured’ Review
I’ve watched too many meandering documentaries lately. That wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing, were it not for the fact that I’m pretty sure that …
‘The Woman in the Window’ Review
Alexander Hancock reviews the much anticipated psychological thriller and challenges the negative reviews. When A.J. Finn’s Hitchcockian thriller ‘The Woman in the Window’ first hit …