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November 27, 2023

‘What’s wrong with bacon and eggs, fish and chips, and Gary Glitter?’: Horace Ove’s Pressure (1976) and the dialectic of Black British identity

FAITH OWOLABI reviews Horace Ové's Pressure (1976) following its recent restoration by the BFI National Archive.

April 14, 2022

Review: La Mif

MADELEINE KING reviews La Mif, a moving portrayal of coming of age within the social care system. La Mif (2021), or ‘The Fam(ily)’ in French slang,..

March 28, 2022

Review: Marie Antoinette

WILL PALMER reviews Marie Antoinette, Sofia Coppola’s candy-coloured homage to the misunderstood French queen. As part of the BFI Southbank’s Seen & Heard season, celebrating..

March 17, 2022

Review: House of Hummingbird

MATTEA CARBERRY reviews House of Hummingbird, Kim Bora’s tender exploration of a young girl’s precarious coming of age within her challenging environment. Set in..

March 10, 2022

The purity of intent: Déo Cardoso’s A Bruddah’s Mind

NG SHENG YING reviews Déo Cardoso’s A Bruddah’s Mind, showing how an individual’s conviction can rally the masses. (The following review contains spoilers.) ..

February 11, 2022

The Cinema of François Truffaut

WILL PALMER reflects on the career of influential French New Wave director, François Truffaut, in his review of the BFI Southbank’s latest season dedicated to..

February 7, 2022

Preview: Seen & Heard

FREDA CHAN outlines the BFI Southbank’s latest film season, ‘Seen & Heard: Daring Female Coming-Of-Age Films’, running now. In its current film season, the..

February 1, 2022

Review: Amulet

KELLY HOOY reviews Amulet, a gothic horror film on female rage, directed by Romola Garai. Romola Garai’s debut film, Amulet (2020), is a bold yet..

January 27, 2022

Review: The Souvenir: Part II

HANNA BERNARD reviews The Souvenir: Part II, as we re-enter the world that Joanna Hogg first created in her 2019 film The Souvenir. The..

December 11, 2021

Review: Petite Maman

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..

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