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Before And After David Lynch: In Conversation With Producer Sabrina Sutherland
“A before David and an after David” is how Sabrina Sutherland described the change in her professional and personal life when she started working with Lynch; those who surrounded him seemed to feel the same gravitational pull.
Roxy-Moon Dahal Hodson
Oct 21, 20255 min read


Abou Sangare Delivers A Break-Out Performance In ‘Souleymane’s Story’ (2024)
Abou Sangare in Souleymane’s Story (2024); Photo courtesy of Conic Films Souleymane’s Story (Boris Lojkine, 2024) is a French language film following breakout star Abou Sangare as Souleymane, an asylum-seeker from Guinea. This film follows Souleymane through the 48-hour period before his citizenship interview where he must revise a fabricated story sold to him by Barry, a “social worker” who helps him prepare documents and memorise dates. The question this movie asks at it

Hania Ahmed
Oct 21, 20253 min read


‘Love Is Blind’ Has Lost The Plot
Photo by Kazzle John Delbo on Unsplash Contains spoilers for Love Is Blind season nine, episodes 1-11. I have been an avid enjoyer of the reality TV show Love Is Blind (created by Chris Coelen) since it first premiered in 2020. The premise of the show is simple: fall in love with someone, get engaged sight unseen and then get to know them physically before either marrying them, or walking away. It puts into practice the claim that people do prefer personality over looks.
Emily Bunder
Oct 21, 20258 min read


Pulling Back The Rock On Twin Peaks: In Conversation With Co-Creator Mark Frost
The second guest featured in ‘LADIES OF LYNCH’ is the remarkable co-creator of Twin Peaks (1990), Mark Frost. He joined me on a quick call to pore over the creative decisions behind the critically-acclaimed show.
Roxy-Moon Dahal Hodson
Oct 16, 20256 min read


A Big Bold Beautiful Journey: Closing The Door On The Cinematic Dream
When a chance meeting ignites a spark between strangers Sarah (Margot Robbie) and David (Colin Farrell), they embark on a journey of self-exploration, confronting their preconceptions about love and intimacy.
Hannah Sugars
Oct 5, 20254 min read


Faith, Death, Nature: In Conversation With Ann Marie Fleming
Ann Marie Fleming is a Canadian filmmaker and visual artist whose award-winning films play with visual mediums and have won the hearts of many. Her recent film, ‘Can I Get A Witness?’ was named on Toronto International Film Festival’s Canada’s Top Ten list in 2024.
Hannah Tang
Sep 25, 20258 min read


‘Weapons’ Review: A Mystery Solved By Chance
Photo by Jack B on Unsplash Following the widely celebrated success of Barbarian (Zach Cregger, 2022), Zach Cregger has dared to continue in the horror/mystery direction, this time directing Weapons; a film about the strange disappearance of seventeen school children who decided to leave their homes at 2:17 am to run into the void. The next day only two people return to class, Alex (Cary Christopher), and Justine Gandy (Julia Garner), the teacher, raising prominent quest
Britney Garcia
Sep 20, 20254 min read


The 69th BFI London Film Festival Programme 2025
The 69th BFI London Film Festival is set to join us once again this October. Festival director, Kristy Matheson, has curated a programme which highlights this year’s themes surrounding family, love, and belonging.
Zarah Hashim
Sep 19, 20254 min read


A Climate After Crisis: The Tender Landscape of ‘Can I Get A Witness?’
Ann Marie Fleming’s film opens with documentary footage of a burning forest. The harrowing scene is not followed by such violence; instead, chased by golden sunlit shots of a planet healing.
Hannah Tang
Sep 19, 20253 min read
Sorda (2025): How A Visual Medium Tells The Story Of A Deaf Woman
Sorda (2025) is a Spanish drama directed by Eva Libertad about a woman named Ángela (Miriam Garlo) who is deaf and leads her life in Spain’s countryside with her partner, Héctor (Álvaro Cervantes). She experiences the new onset of pregnancy and the following stages of early motherhood, whilst facing the frustrations and difficulties which arise within a hearing-normative world.
Darina Babacheva
Sep 17, 20254 min read
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