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‘Happyend’: “A Story About The Near Future”
‘Happyend’ (Neo Sora, 2024); Image courtesy of Modern Films Neo Sora’s feature film Happyend was one that I had anticipated with...
Zarah Hashim
Sep 15, 20255 min read


Discussions In Diaspora And Film: In Conversation With Stéphane Ly-Cuong And Clotilde Chevalier
Stéphane Ly-Cuong, Clotilde Chevalier, and Phuong Le at the London screening of Dans la Cuisine des Nguyen (Stéphane Ly-Cuong, 2025);...
Zarah Hashim
Sep 10, 202510 min read


Plainclothes: A Moving Exploration Of Queerness In The 90s
Plainclothes (2025), the feature debut of Carmen Emmi, is a gritty depiction of a closeted gay police officer’s inner conflict, where his day job enforcing the law conflicts with his queerness.
Jessy Sun
Aug 31, 20253 min read


Murder And Marigolds At NBC’s Grosse Pointe Garden Society
A murder mystery set in the affluent town of Grosse Pointe, the show follows four characters trying to win the championship for the best garden in the city.
Aleesha Naqvi
Aug 28, 20253 min read


‘Dans La Cuisine Des Nguyen’: The Highs And Lows of Musical Theatre, Mothers & More!
Dans la Cuisine des Nguyen, or In the Nguyen Kitchen, is French director Stéphane Ly-Cuong’s incredible first film which discusses themes of identity, rootlessness and belonging.
Zarah Hashim
Aug 16, 20255 min read


‘Friendship’: An Interrogation Of Isolation And Masculinity
Photo by MTSOfan via Flickr (licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 ) Andrew DeYoung’s Friendship is an amalgamation of our innermost anxieties...
Lara Walsh
Aug 16, 20253 min read


Escapism, Collaboration and Zombies: In Conversation with Demika Traicos
Ethereal and otherworldly, 23-year-old Demika’s body of work is already as established as it is enthralling.
Emily Henman
Aug 7, 20255 min read


'Superman' Shows What Happens When You Trust The Comics
In recent years, being a DC fan meant not getting my hopes up for the comics being adapted into films. So when James Gunn announced he would be directing a new Superman movie, I approached it with scepticism.
Joanne Baranga
Jul 24, 20254 min read


Review: 'E.1027 - Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea'
A Review of E.1027: Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea
Ali Hussain
May 26, 20254 min read


A First Look At The Barbican's Chronic Youth Festival 2025
Tiger (J osé María Cabral, 2024); Image courtesy of Barbican Chronic Youth Festival For a single opportune weekend this April, the...
Anushree Anand
Apr 16, 20253 min read
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