The FilmSoc Blog is making their debut appearance at South by Southwest, a culture festival in Austin, Texas! In this first review, editor Lydia de …
SXSW: ‘WeWork: or the Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn’ Review
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‘The Dig’ Review
Maria Cunningham takes an archaeologist’s eye to this new Netflix historical drama. As an archaeology student, I must admit that when I heard that Netflix …
Sundance 2021: ‘John and the Hole’ Review
Editor-in-chief Pihla Pekkarinen finds disappointment in this Cannes-selected drama. On paper, and at first glance, John and the Hole appears rather impressive. 13-year-old outcast John …
Sundance 2021: ‘How It Ends’ Review
Alexander Hancock reviews an end-of-the-world feature shot entirely during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a colossal asteroid makes its fateful trek to planet earth, 30-something year …
Sundance 2021: ‘Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)’ Review
Ellie Lachs hails Questlove’s directorial debut and Sundance success Summer of Soul. In 1969, The Harlem Cultural Festival took over Mount Morris Park. It was …
Sundance 2021: ‘Cryptozoo’ Review
Editor-in-Chief Pihla Pekkarinen reviews the highly anticipated animation from Dash Shaw. Cryptozoo was one of the films I was most excited to see at Sundance …
‘WandaVision’ First Impressions
Isabel Milford offers her thoughts on the first four episodes of Wandavision, the show beginning Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Brand new to …
‘Pieces of a Woman’ Review
Anna Ainio reviews a harrowing story of loss and the tragic events that unfold after the trauma of stillbirth in ‘Pieces of a Woman’. How …
‘The Midnight Sky’ Review
Alexander Hancock reviews George Clooney’s latest directorial effort. In 2049, planet Earth is a wasteland. Mass radiation has ravaged the world after an ambiguous “event”, …
LKFF 2020: ‘Beasts Clawing at Straws’ Review
LEAFF 2020 celebrates its fifth year with a programme of ten films from celebrated and debut film makers. Championing East Asian cinema, LEAFF aims to …