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BFI Film on Film: A Different Type of Film Festival
The inaugural Film on Film Festival at BFI Southbank kicks off this Thursday, featuring a wide range of film screenings, all with one...
Oisín McGilloway
Jun 9, 20234 min read


'Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power' Review: Waking Up From The Hollywood Daydream
A couple of years ago, I was rearranging my bedroom. After turning 16 I was hit by a sudden need to redesign my entire being, including,...
Barney Nuttall
May 24, 20234 min read


Barbican Chronic Youth Festival: A Room of My Own and Conversation with Programmers
Directed by Ioseb “Soso” Bliadze, A Room of My Own follows the story of Tina (Taki Mumladze) as she seeks a roommate in Tbilisi during...
Ellie Stiff
May 12, 20235 min read


Barbican Chronic Youth Festival: How to Save a Dead Friend and Conversation with Programmers
How To Save a Dead Friend is a documentary film by Marusya Syroechkovskaya, consisting of home footage spanning multiple years in her...
Jorvell Ong
May 12, 20237 min read


Barbican Chronic Youth Festival: Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets and Conversation with Programmers
Barbican’s Chronic Youth festival feature of Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets can only be described as a haunting insight into loss. Set...
Maaya Karuppiah
May 9, 20235 min read


Barbican Chronic Youth Festival: Delphine's Prayer and Conversation with Chukwuma Ofungwu
Chukwuma Ofungwu stands outside Screen 2 in the Barbican Centre surrounded by excited, young film enthusiasts, swarming like bees round...
Sheba Kayley
May 8, 20233 min read


How A 1970s Pulp Fiction Film Highlights The Met Police's Institutional Issues
Dottore, chief homicide detective of Rome’s police force, has just arrived at his mistress’ apartment. When he enters, she begins to...
Oisín McGilloway
May 5, 20236 min read


'Close' Review: Those Long Summer Nights Quickly Shorten
Lukas Dhont’s Close quite literally follows the close relationship between two pre-adolescent boys and the consequences of an...
Sheba Kayley
Apr 25, 20232 min read


The Joys of the Rewatch: It Suddenly Hit Me How Good This Second Viewing Is
As I watch Rajkumar Hirani’s 3 Idiots for the second time, I find myself somewhat disappointed in the mid-film reveal; I know what will...
Alex Alcock
Apr 15, 20234 min read


Approaching The End Of The Mandalorian Season 3: Where Will We Be This Time Next Week?
Spoiler Warning for The Mandalorian For six episodes, a growing number of Star Wars fans have voiced their negative opinions of The...
Alex Alcock
Apr 14, 20233 min read
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