I’d like a child one day, but not instead of a life Madeleine Feeny·23 May 2022Audrey Diwan’s unsparing abortion drama "Happening" offers a chilling vision of the traumas that could become commonplace when abortion rights are in danger of being revokedFilm & TV·0 Comments·0
The dark side of love Joseph Warne·1 April 2022In attempting to portray a dangerous stalker and murderer, You does a disservice to its representation of women, argues Joe WarneFilm & TV·0 Comments·1
Titane: a hell-bent ride Katie Hogan·14 January 2022Katie Hogan is struck by the disturbing and powerful symbolism that earned Ducournau a Palme D’OrFilm & TV·0 Comments·0
Dying to Divorce: an interview with director Chloë Fairweather Ellen Thomas·22 December 2021This film isn’t about tragedy, reports Ellen Thomas. It is about fighting. Film & TV·0 Comments·0
Last Night in Soho: a fine line between pastiche and cliché Madeleine Feeny·2 December 2021Edgar Wright’s gory dive into 1960s Soho through a fashionista’s eyes spotlights historic crimes but is overall a blunt instrumentFilm & TV·0 Comments·0
Petite Maman: In conversation with Céline Sciamma Alessia Galatini·17 November 2021The F Word meets with the French auteur to discuss her upcoming filmFilm & TV·0 Comments·0
BFI Film Festival: Lingui, The Sacred Bonds Pippa Sterk·29 October 2021Pippa Sterk finds the Chadian drama rich in its exploration of family and body politicsFilm & TV·0 Comments·0
BFI Film Festival: Rehana Madeleine Feeny·21 October 2021Madeleine Feeny reviews the Bangladeshi film about the loneliness of whistleblowing Film & TV·0 Comments·0
Annette: surrealism does not extend to gender roles Ellen Thomas·6 September 2021Ellen Thomas questions why abusive men continue to occupy the spotlightFilm & TV·0 Comments·0
Sex/Life: a problem that has no name Charlotte Barnes·27 August 2021Charlotte Barnes finds similarities between Netflix’s latest show and the seminal Feminine MystiqueFilm & TV·0 Comments·0
Framing Britney Spears reclaims the ‘bimbo’ Harriet Fletcher·28 June 2021Harriet Fletcher tackles the history of tabloid culture versus unruly womenFilm & TV·0 Comments·0
Planting Korean seeds on American soil Allie Liu·9 June 2021Allie Liu explores Minari’s themes of sacrifice and family life and how they reflect back on her own experienceFilm & TV·0 Comments·0
What Nomadland teaches us about living life without a plan Allie Liu·4 June 2021Allie Liu analyses the quiet revolution of this year’s Best PictureFilm & TV·0 Comments·0
BFI Flare: Tove Lucy Clarke·10 April 2021Alma Pöysti’s brilliant performance can’t save Tove Film & TV·0 Comments·0
Wandavision and the shape of grief Mary Blackburn·3 April 2021Mary Blackburn ties the power of Wanda Maximoff’s pain to her own experience of lossFilm & TV·0 Comments·0
Sweet Home: horror, desire and the action woman trope Amber Wisteria·21 March 2021The latest Netflix release subverts the impossible beauty standards of K-dramasFilm & TV·0 Comments·0
With Malcolm & Marie, nothing is black and white Jenna Kirby·24 February 2021Jenna Kirby dives deep into the exhausting rawness of Levinson’s latest releaseFilm & TV·0 Comments·0
Cocoon: portrait of a slow transformation Pippa Sterk·17 February 2021Pippa Sterk interviews director Leonie Krippendorff about her new featureFilm & TV·0 Comments·0
