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Barney Nuttall
Jun 20, 20233 min read
'Jaws' Closes BFI Film On Film Festival
Greased in a layer of oil slick sweat, I was desperately trying to remember whether the BFI was air conditioned. Thankfully it was....
Leah Perkins
Jun 19, 20233 min read
'One Hand Don't Clap': An Insight Into 1980s Calypso
In danger of being damaged and forgotten, One Hand Don’t Clap (1988) lay for 30 years as a hidden gem, until one day director Kavery Kaul...
Oisín McGilloway
Jun 9, 20234 min read
BFI Film on Film: A Different Type of Film Festival
The inaugural Film on Film Festival at BFI Southbank kicks off this Thursday, featuring a wide range of film screenings, all with one...
Barney Nuttall
May 24, 20234 min read
'Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power' Review: Waking Up From The Hollywood Daydream
A couple of years ago, I was rearranging my bedroom. After turning 16 I was hit by a sudden need to redesign my entire being, including,...
Ellie Stiff
May 12, 20235 min read
Barbican Chronic Youth Festival: A Room of My Own and Conversation with Programmers
Directed by Ioseb “Soso” Bliadze, A Room of My Own follows the story of Tina (Taki Mumladze) as she seeks a roommate in Tbilisi during...
Jorvell Ong
May 12, 20237 min read
Barbican Chronic Youth Festival: How to Save a Dead Friend and Conversation with Programmers
How To Save a Dead Friend is a documentary film by Marusya Syroechkovskaya, consisting of home footage spanning multiple years in her...
Maaya Karuppiah
May 9, 20235 min read
Barbican Chronic Youth Festival: Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets and Conversation with Programmers
Barbican’s Chronic Youth festival feature of Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets can only be described as a haunting insight into loss. Set...
Sheba Kayley
May 8, 20233 min read
Barbican Chronic Youth Festival: Delphine's Prayer and Conversation with Chukwuma Ofungwu
Chukwuma Ofungwu stands outside Screen 2 in the Barbican Centre surrounded by excited, young film enthusiasts, swarming like bees round...
Oisín McGilloway
May 5, 20236 min read
How A 1970s Pulp Fiction Film Highlights The Met Police's Institutional Issues
Dottore, chief homicide detective of Rome’s police force, has just arrived at his mistress’ apartment. When he enters, she begins to...
Sheba Kayley
Apr 25, 20232 min read
'Close' Review: Those Long Summer Nights Quickly Shorten
Lukas Dhont’s Close quite literally follows the close relationship between two pre-adolescent boys and the consequences of an...
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