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Picture this: it’s a typical London morning, slightly grey, with a chance of sun later and, of course, a light drizzle in between. For the past half hour, you’ve been tugging at clothes left and right out of your overstuffed wardrobe, desperately trying to find the perfect outfit. But, how are you meant to pull together something quick and stylish for such unpredictable weather?

I had met him six months before at a university bar. We talked all night...

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

Photo by Briony Graham Rudd Northampton trio thistle. make music that cuts and soothes in equal measure. Fronted by Cameron Godfrey, with Judwyn Rushton on bass and vocals and Lewis O’Grady on drums, the band blend lo-fi melancholy, chaotic guitars, and gut-punch intimacy into songs that feel both bruised and strangely comforting. Their debut EP, It’s Nice to See You, Stranger – written across late 2023 and released this July – captures the band coming of age: navigating lo

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.

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.

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.

Hania tackles the discourse surrounding "hook-up" culture and casual sex.

‘Happyend’ (Neo Sora, 2024); Image courtesy of Modern Films Neo Sora’s feature film Happyend was one that I had anticipated with...

All these terms: baby, child, preteen, teenager, adult – what do they do for our souls? The reason 19 feels liminal, almost like it doesn't exist is because, just like 17, we are waiting for the next stage.