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'Minari’ Review: Lee Isaac Chung’s exploration of family dynamics, through a Korean-American lens
In Lee Isaac Chung’s ‘Minari’ (2020), as in Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Burning’ (2018), actor Steven Yeun plays the role of a deeply struggling...
Aybike Ceren Kahveci
Apr 19, 20213 min read


In Conversation with Joan Iyiola, writer and producer of Dọlápọ̀ is Fine
Ethosheia Hylton’s ‘Dọlápọ̀ is Fine’ (2020) is a coming of age tale that examines the topic of black female identity and its perceived...
Saffron Brown Davis
Mar 3, 20216 min read


In Conversation with Jimmy Olsson, director of Alive
Released at the beginning of 2020, Jimmy Olsson’s short film Alive is an emotive display of the social prejudices faced by disabled...
Ella Mansell
Feb 23, 20216 min read


In Conversation with Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli, directors of Chubby
*Trigger warning: mentions of sexual abuse and family trauma* 2019 short film Chubby follows the sexual abuse ten-year-old Jude (Maya...
Ella Mansell
Feb 12, 20216 min read


In Conversation with Dekel Berenson, writer and director of Anna
Dekel Berenson is a UK based writer and director whose short film Ashmina, set in Nepal, won Best Short Film at the 59th Kraków Film...
Saffron Brown Davis
Feb 8, 20215 min read


A talk with Gints Zilbalodis, director of ‘Away’
The ominous tone of Studio Ghibli but with one boy discovering his world, as we do, riding through the picturesque scenery. I first saw...
Isis Hope Lloyd
Jan 18, 20216 min read


In Conversation with Abraham Adeyemi, director of 'No More Wings'
Born and bred in South London, Abraham Adeyemi is an award-winning writer and director. In 2019, he won Script House, a screenwriting...
Juliette Howard
Jan 15, 20216 min read


In Conversation with Luke Bradford, Jackie Sheppard and Luke Walton on their short film White Gold
White Gold tells the story of Mansa, an African woman living with albinism whose arm was cut off by a witchdoctor. Directed by British...
Aidan Lyons
Jan 7, 20216 min read


Cult Series: Shakespeare's Scarface
*Warning: contains spoilers* Scarface’s reputation precedes it like no other, a cult classic bathing in the same prominence as...
Elinor Evans
Nov 21, 20204 min read


Cult Series: Clerks - or 'How I Learned to Get Up and Do Something'
Hitting rock bottom sucks, we can all agree on that. What sucks even more though is not actually realising you’ve hit rock bottom (or...
Andre Pironi
Nov 6, 20203 min read
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