Slamdance is one of the most exciting independent film festivals in the US now reaching its 28th edition. Here are our editor’s, Alexia Mihaila, favorite …
Slamdance ’22 : Our Favourite Shorts
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The Northman (2022) – Review
Alexia Mihaila reviews Robert Eggers’ long-awaited third feature, a viking revenge saga starring Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, and Anya Taylor-Joy. The Northman isn’t Eggers’ first …
BFI Flare 2022: Fragrance of the First Flower (2021) (第一次遇見花香的那刻）Review
BFI’s Flare is back in town! The FilmSoc Blog is back for the 36th edition of the city’s largest LGBTQIA+ film festival, delivering a look …
‘The Worst Person in the World’ (2021) Review
Madeline Choi reviews Joachim Trier’s beautifully told story of love, confusion, and understanding. What a title. The Worst Person in the World. Immediately, it confronts …
Ride or Die (彼女) (2021) – Review
Elena Goh reviews this complex and problematic Netflix produced Japanese psychological thriller about a toxic and intense lesbian couple. “You smile when you lie,” Rei …
‘Drive My Car’ (2021) Review
Madeline Choi reviews Ryūsuke Hamaguchi’s thoughtfully moving adaptation of Murakami. “The script is a vehicle”— Dir. Ryūsuke Hamaguchi Expanding from Haruki Murakami’s short story of …
‘The Card Counter’ (2021) Review
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 …
‘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 Weerasethakul 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 …