Thomas Delorme reviews a french crime drama about three Marseille cops getting a chance to bust a major drug network. The idealistic panorama commonly associated …
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French Film Festival: ‘Josep’ Review
French Film Festival UK celebrates its 29th year with a programme of thirty-seven films from celebrated and debut film makers. Sophiya Sian reviews an animated …
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 …
Berlinale 2021: ‘Memory Box’ Review
Anna Ainio reviews a self-aware film about memory and medium. Before they presented Memory Box at the 2021 Berlin Film Festival, I already knew the …
Berlinale 2021: ‘Petite Maman’ Review
Editor-in-chief Pihla Pekkarinen admires Céline Sciamma’s confident direction in her latest understated feature. Céline Sciamma exploded into the mainstream in 2019 with her thoughtful, touching …
London Film Festival: ‘A Paris Education’ Review
It’s festival season! The FilmSoc blog is covering the 62nd BFI London Film Festival (10th – 21st October), diving into the myriad of films and …
Venice Film Festival: ‘Close Enemies’ Review
It’s festival season! The FilmSoc blog is covering the 75th Venice International Film Festival (29 August – 8 September), diving into the myriad of films …