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Growing Pains: Navigating Adolescence in ‘Dìdi’
Dìdi (2024) marks Sean Wang’s stunningly heartfelt directorial debut. This semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story transports us to 2008
Humaira Valera
Mar 14, 20254 min read


In Conversation With Ungyu Yeo and Kira Lashmar: Exploring ‘Holy Sinner’
Image via Kira Lashmar Holy Sinner follows Brandon, a British civil servant and sex addict, who leads a hedonistic life with a group of...
Anushree Anand
Mar 13, 202513 min read


'Jameel Prize: Moving Images' At V&A: A Digital and Immersive Exhibition That Provides An Intimate Lens Into Islamic Culture, Society, And Identity
Alia Farid, Chibayish, 2022, video, courtesy of the artist ‘Moving Images’ is the theme for the seventh edition of the Jameel Prize, a...
Nana Smith
Mar 10, 20256 min read


'I'm Still Here': Fernanda Torres Shines As A Symbol Of Feminine Resilience
Review of 'I'm Still Here', winner of Best International Feature at the 97th Academy Awards
Lara Walsh
Mar 8, 20253 min read


Artificial Health, Simulated Wellness: Netflix’s ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’
A review of Netflix's new limited series 'Apple Cider Vinegar'
Karan Nimsons
Feb 27, 20253 min read


‘I’m Not Here’ at the London Short Film Festival: The Politics Of ‘Shop Girls’ And The Service Industry:
'I'm Not Here' (Carol Morley, 1994); Image courtesy of the BFI LSFF 2025. Halcyon Days: Radical Short Films of the 1990s was the first...
Roxy-Moon Dahal Hodson
Feb 12, 20254 min read


‘A Real Pain’ Review: Tourism, Trains, And Trauma
Image by ClickerHappy via Pixabay Jesse Eisenberg’s newest venture, A Real Pain , begins as it ends; in an airport. Amidst the chaos of...
Lara Walsh
Feb 10, 20254 min read


'Passing', Fanon, And The Screen
Image by Adolph B. Rice Studio via Flickr In 1952, Martiniquan theorist Frantz Fanon published the pioneering Black Skin, White Masks ,...
Valeria Berghinz
Jan 25, 20255 min read


“At The End Of The Story”: Strand Magazine On David Lynch
On the 16th of January, director, visionary, and lover of dreams, David Lynch passed, leaving a colossal cavity in the heart of film.
Roxy-Moon Dahal Hodson
Jan 22, 20255 min read


Opening Scenes: In Conversation with Against The Grain Visuals, Maker of ‘Blackstar, Until The End’
'Blackstar, Until The End' (Against The Grain Visuals, 2024) I sat down with Filmmaker Joseph White, or Against The Grain Visuals, to...
Laura Mihaela Cretu
Dec 19, 20248 min read
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