Aryan Khawaja reviews Luca Guadagnino’s latest film Challengers, a decade-spanning melodrama set in the world of pro tennis that revolves around the relationship between youth …
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On Melodrama, and Why It Must Endure
Aryan Tauqeer discusses the position of the melodrama in the contemporary cinema landscape, the political history of the genre in Old Hollywood and how the …
Berlinale 2023: ‘Passages’ Review
The FilmSoc Journal is back for the 73rd edition of Berlinale, with critic Aryan Tauqeer delivering a look at the hits and misses of the …
Raindance 2022: ‘Swallow’ Review
The FilmSoc Journal is back for the 30th edition of the Raindance Film Festival, the largest independent film festival in the UK. Elena Goh reviews …
London Film Festival 2022: ‘Decision to Leave’ Review
BFI’s London Film Festival is in town! The FilmSoc Blog is back for the 66th edition of the city’s largest film festival, delivering a look …