Andrea Arnold’s work has played a pivotal role in my life since I saw Fish Tank at age nine. Her films are consistently filled with feminine agency, violence and bravery… Read More
Bird: Review by Laneikka
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Bird : Review by Billy
Blue skies, violent teens, and a drug secreting toad. This is the world of Andera Arnold’s Bird. A film which revolves around two characters, the first is Bailey (Nykiya Adams),… Read More
Bird : Review by Kena
Bird, Andrea Arnold’s new feature film, is a gritty and intimate slice of the life of Bailey, an impoverished twelve-year-old in Kent. Bailey lives with her 28-year-old dad Bug, –… Read More
Bird : Review by Molly
Andrea Arnold’s Bird is such a unique and heartwarming depiction of the concept of self and ‘found family’. The use of light and camera techniques really brought the storyline together.… Read More
Review : Grand Tour
Narrative and documentary interweave to deliver a tale of folly, and misguided love in Miguel Gomes’s latest film Grand Tour. Set in the year 1917, a civil servant for the… Read More
Queer Screen’s Pride in Film
Emerging and established filmmakers, future film festival staff, and fans of movie magic are invited to attend Queer Screen’s Pride in Film events during the Mardi Gras Film Festival (MGFF)… Read More
Review : Queer
The lights come up after a screening of Queer. I look down at my notes: something something… composition… perfection… cinematic sound design… Nirvana… imagery. Luca Guadagnino proves once again he… Read More
Benson Wu Interview: Turn 24 hours into 48
In the first interview of my Beneath the Frame series, I got the chance to sit down and talk to Benson Wu who is the director of the Taiwan Film Festival… Read More
Six Films to look out for at Mardi Gras Film Festival (and one bonus!)
After attending the 2025 Mardi Gras Film Festival festival launch last week, Flynn Boffo from Film in Revolt give us his top picks for the 2025 festival. Baldiga: Unlocked Heart… Read More
Opening Night: British Film Festival
This month, I had the pleasure of attending the opening of the 2024 Russell Hobbs British Film Festival which was screening Steve McQueen’s Blitz, a World War II drama following… Read More