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Last Night in Soho: a fine line between pastiche and cliché

Madeleine Feeny2 December 2021

Edgar Wright’s gory dive into 1960s Soho through a fashionista’s eyes spotlights historic crimes but is overall a blunt instrument...

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Jill and the female carer

Pippa Sterk8 February 2021

It’s a Sin doesn’t offer a recognition of care work but rather an idealisation of it ...

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What does gender-based violence look like?

Alessia Galatini29 November 2020

16 Days 16 Films 2020 tackles the issue of gender-based violence with poignancy but without trauma...

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Rocks: a timeless yet refreshing exploration of friendship and girlhood

Genevieve Richardson3 October 2020

Let’s talk about Rocks without invoking the ambiguous marker of ‘authenticity’...

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They asked me to play the maid, so I got myself on Forbes

Alessia Galatini5 July 2020

Alessia Galatini interviews Rose Hulse, CEO of ScreenHits TV, about diverse opportunities and racial injustice in trying to access decision-making positions in the media...

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The Great paints an eerie picture of modern Britain

Sojourner McKenzie17 June 2020

Sojourner McKenzie spots some uncanny familiarities in the latest HBO show ...

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Did yet another movie forget about intersectionality?

Ashleigh Riseley10 May 2020

Ashleigh Riseley is disappointed by Misbehaviour’s unwillingness to offer black women the centre stage ...

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Movies never gave me a language, but they gave me a look

Alessia Galatini31 March 2020

Christina Newland’s collection of essays is a fun yet precise analysis of women discovering their sexualities through film...

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Young filmmakers on body image

Alessia Galatini26 February 2020

Alessia Galatini attends Shorts on Tap's evening of short films dedicated to how we perceive our bodies...

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The paradox of Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Sojourner McKenzie2 December 2019

Sojourner McKenzie analyses the dynamics of talent versus privilege in the work of Phoebe Waller-Bridge...

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UK feminist groups: get yourself listed!

Philippa Willitts17 March 2014

Philippa introduces a survey to gather up-to-date information about feminist events and meetings in the UK. Find out how to get your group listed here. ...

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