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'Naked' (1993) Review
I’ve been researching theories of cities recently, and in particular how they interact with and perpetuate capitalism. The general...
Thomas Whittaker
Jan 2, 20224 min read


Poetry + Film Hack: Rocks and the beauty of adolescent friendship
Set in the Barbican’s Pit, viewers were immersed into an emotional and sensory experience centred around the Black femme experience,...
Maisie Allen
Dec 11, 20214 min read


Jazz and The City: Film Screenings at EFG London Jazz Festival
Image from Young Man With A Horn, provided by Barbican Centre From the 13th to the 18th of November, a total of seven films were screened...
Dong Liu
Dec 6, 20212 min read


The French Dispatch and Wes Anderson’s Aesthetic at 180 Studios – A Review
Written by Hebe Hancock and Mikayla Lorini “The second thing I always wanted to do was to make a movie about the New Yorker”. The film is...
Mikayla Lorini
Dec 5, 20216 min read


A Fantastic Woman - Trans Awareness Week 2021
In the opening scenes of 'A Fantastic Woman', one could be led to believe that the title is a misnomer. We follow a middle-aged man,...

Lydia Leung
Nov 19, 20214 min read


‘Yi Yi’: Capturing the back of our heads
At first, the seemingly daunting three hours of cinema feels like not enough within seating, or at least just enough to tell the story...
Kevin Wang
Nov 7, 20214 min read


In Conversation with Javier Marco, director of Face to Face (A la cara)
Javier Marco’s short film ‘Face to Face (A la cara)’ follows the story of a famous reporter as she confronts a cruel internet troll....
Greta Fazzi
Nov 6, 20214 min read


Rebel Dykes: Removing the gag of Thatcherite policy through BDSM subculture
‘Rebel Dykes’ is a 2021 documentary following a group of friends who meet at Greenham Common peace camp in the mid-80s, who go on to...

Lydia Leung
Oct 30, 20213 min read


The Horror of ‘Twin Peaks’ – Why Laura Palmer is the scariest horror icon
“She’s dead. Wrapped in plastic” utters a shaken Pete Martell, played by David Lynch staple Jack Nance. This is one of the first lines in...
Barney Nuttall
Oct 30, 20213 min read


In Conversation with Emmanuel Tenenbaum, director of Free Fall
‘Free Fall’ follows Tom, a young trader in London whose recent performance at work has put his career at risk on the day of 9/11, as he...

Lydia Leung
Oct 30, 20214 min read
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