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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


'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


'Familiar Phantoms Triple Bill' Review: A Future Haunted… By Hope And Its Misfortunes
Image courtesy of London Palestine Film Festival We live in times where the image simultaneously means everything and nothing. We see...
Anainah Dalal
Dec 17, 20244 min read


Nick Fraser at The Crypt Gallery: Resurrecting East London’s Van Gogh
I booked to see Nick Fraser, Chapter 1 at The Crypt Gallery a few weeks ago after seeing a plastered poster advertising its presence on...
Sophie-May Ward-Marchbank
Dec 17, 20244 min read


'Grand Theft Hamlet' Review: 'The Play's The Thing'
Grand Theft Hamlet (Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane, 2024); Image courtesy of Tull Stories) In spite of all the surreal emotions that arise from...
Joe Breuer
Dec 11, 20245 min read


'From Ground Zero': Urgent Cinema
A review of 'From Ground Zero', an anthology of 22 short films created by Palestinians in the aftermath of October 7th
Keyuri Gawde
Dec 8, 20243 min read


‘Wicked’ Review: A Wickedly Talented Ensemble
'Wicked' illustration by Luella John The long-awaited Wicked (Part 1), directed by Jon M. Chu, opened on the 22nd of November, quickly...
Emma Todbjerg
Dec 7, 20246 min read
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