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  • What To See From BFI Flare 2024

    What To See From BFI Flare 2024

    Whether you attended the festival in person, watched the brilliant shorts available online, or missed it totally, I wanted to share with you some of the films I got to see as part of the 2024 edition of the BFI Flare Festival that I think you should watch! The Summer with Carmen A seductive and smart…

  • Journeys Of Love In Film

    Journeys Of Love In Film

    I was recently asked to think about the topic ‘Journeys of Love’ in relation to films. My mind instantly went to stories like Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet and Steven McQueen’s Lovers Rock, but then I watched Carol Morley’s Typist Artist Pirate King, and something clicked. Like with any journey, physical or metaphorical, it’s often easiest to focus on the destination.…

  • Robot Dreams – Film Review

    Robot Dreams – Film Review

    A 2024 Academy Award for Best Animation Feature nominee, Robot Dreams is a sweet and heartfelt film that follows a dog who lives alone in 1980s New York, who decides to build himself a robot friend. From the trailer, I didn’t know how writer and director Pablo Berger would keep us entertained for the feature runtime. The story…

  • Christspiracy – Film Review

    Christspiracy – Film Review

    I’ve never written a review for a film I haven’t finished before. I always like to see the end of everything I start watching, but I’m halfway through Christspiracy and I don’t think I can continue. The film is an investigative documentary that explores the historical connection between religions and their animals, and how influential…

  • Riley – Film Review

    Riley – Film Review

    A star high school football player struggles to confront his sexuality and accept who he really is. As coming of age movies go, Riley ticks plenty of boxes on paper. But on screen, it’s raw and powerful, untangling the knots of stereotypes and fear within society. Looking first to the writer and director, this is Benjamin Howard’s…

  • Silver Haze – Film Review

    Silver Haze – Film Review

    Silver Haze tells the story of Franky, a nurse who begins a whirlwind relationship with one of her patients, leading her to embrace her past and confront her emotions. As LGBTQ+ stories go, this one feels similar in the sense that someone discovers themselves and their sexuality, but we are treated to an alternative lens through the way the story unfolds.…

  • Poor Things – Film Review

    Poor Things – Film Review

    In the first 2024 episode of ‘Me Party’, Anna talks about Yorgos Lanthimos’ fantastically absurd Poor Things.

  • Films You Might’ve Missed In 2023

    Films You Might’ve Missed In 2023

    Happy New Year! It’s 2024, and I’m very excited for all the things I’ll be seeing over the next few months. But before we totally move on from 2023, I wanted to share a list of features that I thought made incredible viewing, but I haven’t heard many people talk about them. So whether they’re on streaming platforms,…

  • Recommendations for Courtroom Based Content

    Recommendations for Courtroom Based Content

    Recently, I’ve been drawn to stories that end up in a court room setting. It’s made me think about all the fantastic filmsand series I’ve seen over the years that use these locations to ramp up the drama and intensity for the characters as well as the audience. If you’re looking to see something like this,…

  • Throwback Interview: How To Have Sex Director Molly Manning Walker

    Throwback Interview: How To Have Sex Director Molly Manning Walker

    In this throwback interview from 2020, director Molly Manning Walker talks about her short film Good Thanks, You? , the meaning behind it, and what she hopes to achieve through it. Molly has since gone on to director the feature film, How To Have Sex. You can read our review here. After seeing “Good Thanks,…

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