The time has come; the 93rd Academy Awards are upon us, thus bringing to a close another awards season. It was as exciting and insufferable as ever, but as of tonight, the cards will be on the table. And we … Continue reading 93rd Academy Awards – Predictions
By Emily Murray Very few films have impacted on me in the way Emerald Fennell’s masterful directorial debut Promising Young Woman did. Since I first saw the candy-coated devastating portrait of grief a couple of months ago, I haven’t been … Continue reading Promising Young Woman – Review
by Jordan King There is a huge difference between hearing and listening, and writer-director Darius Marder alongside co-writer and brother Abraham Marder, explore that difference to profound effect with Sound of Metal. Navigating wildly differing perspectives and outlooks on deafness … Continue reading Sound of Metal – Review
by Nathan Osborne In another debut feature scored by BFI Flare for its 2021 edition, Eigen Jebeleanu’s Poppy Field tackles a man’s balance between masculinity and homosexuality in this Romanian feature. When the screening of a queer film is interrupted … Continue reading Poppy Field – BFI Flare Film Festival Review
Kelley Kali and Angelique Molina write and direct this pandemic drama about a struggling widowed young mother. Continue reading I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking) – SXSW 2021 Review
by Jordan King Between 2007 and 2011, Portuguese filmmaker Susana Nobre worked at a New Opportunities centre not far from her home city of Lisbon. New Opportunities is a programme run by the Portuguese government to combat a lack of … Continue reading Jack’s Ride – Berlinale 2021 Review
