WILL PALMER contemplates Céline Sciamma’s portrayal of childhood and grief in her latest film, Petite Maman. The most impressive part of Céline Sciamma’s Petite Maman..
RUSHEEN BANSAL reviews The Killing of Two Lovers, Robert Machoian’s melancholic investigation into a deteriorating relationship. Once in a while, a film comes..
BARNABY HOWE reviews R.J. Cutler’s documentary on Billie Eilish, recently screened by Bertha DocHouse in Bloomsbury. Billie Eilish’s rise to fame has been, in a..
PHYLLIS AKALIN reviews Emerald Fennell’s Oscar-nominated comedy-thriller Promising Young Woman (2020). Trigger warning: the following article contains mention of sexual assault, sexual violence and rape..
STELA KOSTOMAJ explores class origins in film and the phenomenon of poverty porn. When looking at the theme of “origins” in film, an important aspect..
‘India is two countries in one: An India of light and an India of darkness’
ISABELLE OSBORNE reviews Ramin Bahrani’s Oscar-nominated adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s Booker Prize-winning novel The White Tiger. Ramin Bahrani’s phenomenal The White Tiger offers an interior..
Accessible Streaming: The Significance of Independent Platforms
OLLIE DIXON examines how independent streaming platforms support underrepresented cinema. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, streaming is the contentious issue of the..
IÑAKI IRIARTE discusses the nature of reality and spectatorship as explored through Michael Haneke’s film Code Unknown (2000). Mainstream cinema tries to feed you the..
MATILDA EKSTRÖM reviews I See It Differently, a series of short documentaries shown at Bloomsbury Festival 2020. I See It Differently, shown as part of..
RACH LEONG reviews the anxiety-inducing dark comedy Shiva Baby. ‘A Jewish girl, her sugar daddy and her ex-girlfriend walk into a funeral service’ has to..
BARNABY HOWE reviews Jeff Barnaby’s horror film Blood Quantum (2019), exploring its parallels to contemporary racism. Zombies, it feels like, are a bit overdone at..
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