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‘Barbie’ Review: Barbie Girl Finds Out Life Is Not So Fantastic
With the build-up of ingenious marketing and an impressive cast, people have flooded the cinemas in pink to celebrate this cinematic...
Ariana Nazir
Aug 17, 20234 min read


Akkoub Thieves: The Relationship Between Food and Politics in 'Foragers' and 'Soup Over Bethlehem'
As a Palestinian living in London, I am always excited to hear about events that share and spotlight Palestine’s identity. Last Sunday, I...
Carina Najia
Aug 10, 20233 min read


'Come Back Anytime' Review: A Freshly-Served Documentary On Life, Love And Noodles
A real feast for the eyes, John Daschbach's Come Back Anytime (2021) is a beautiful documentary that consistently delivers the goods with...
Sam Taunton
Jul 28, 20233 min read


'Eat the Screen' Season At Barbican Cinema: A Feast For The Eyes
Barbican Cinema launched their latest hand-curated season at the start of July with ‘Eat the Screen: Films to Feed Conversations About...
Oisín McGilloway
Jul 25, 20233 min read


In Conversation With Patrice Robinson, Curator of 'Currents' At Barbican Cinema
Patrice Robinson, curator of the ‘Snapshots: Caribbean Cinema Up Close’ season at Barbican Cinema, sits opposite me. Her warm and...
Sheba Kayley
Jul 22, 20233 min read


'Shabu' Review: A Feel-Good Portrait Of Childhood
With vibrance and energy, Shabu and its equally vivacious subject have a lot to say about life and growing up, delivered through the most...
Oisín McGilloway
Jul 7, 20233 min read


Surrealism In The Sun: 'The Swimmer' At BFI Film On Film Festival
Screened for likely the last time on its original Technicolour dye-transfer print, watching Frank Perry’s 1968 film The Swimmer on the...
Oisín McGilloway
Jul 3, 20234 min read


Through the Looking Glass: The Reflection of Women in a Pornographic World
Photo by Rob Corder via Flickr (licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) "I think we're about to have the biggest show of the summer"...
Ellie Dempster
Jun 28, 20235 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....
Barney Nuttall
Jun 20, 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...
Leah Perkins
Jun 19, 20233 min read
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