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 …
‘Ride or Die (彼女)’ (2021) – Review
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‘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 …
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, …