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Spencer And The South American Myth Of Princess...
Rafaela Sales Ross writes on the South American myth of Princess Diana in Spencer.
Spencer And The South American Myth Of Princess...
Rafaela Sales Ross writes on the South American myth of Princess Diana in Spencer.
Expect The Unexpected: In Conversation with Kat...
Laura Kirwan-Ashman meets the unstoppable Kate Herron.
Expect The Unexpected: In Conversation with Kat...
Laura Kirwan-Ashman meets the unstoppable Kate Herron.
Black Is Traditional: The Post-Racial Potential...
Kassia Neckles explores the post-racial potential of the Other World in Coraline.
Black Is Traditional: The Post-Racial Potential...
Kassia Neckles explores the post-racial potential of the Other World in Coraline.
Dune And The Deconstruction Of The Gendered "Ch...
Nicola Austin unpacks the Chosen One trope in Dune.
Dune And The Deconstruction Of The Gendered "Ch...
Nicola Austin unpacks the Chosen One trope in Dune.
Romantic Ecstasy: In Conversation with Isabel S...
Alessia Galatini speaks to Isabel Sandoval about the way she makes movies.
Romantic Ecstasy: In Conversation with Isabel S...
Alessia Galatini speaks to Isabel Sandoval about the way she makes movies.
The Dance I'm Doing: Crystal Moselle On Skate K...
Anahit Behrooz interviews Crystal Moselle about Skate Kitchen and Betty.
The Dance I'm Doing: Crystal Moselle On Skate K...
Anahit Behrooz interviews Crystal Moselle about Skate Kitchen and Betty.
Summer Loving: In Conversation with Sweetheart ...
Em Maskell interviews Sweetheart writer-director Marley Morrison.
Summer Loving: In Conversation with Sweetheart ...
Em Maskell interviews Sweetheart writer-director Marley Morrison.
Notes on Hacks: Emmy Winners And Queer Mommy Is...
Meggie Gates writes on the complexity of queer mommy issues in Hacks.
Notes on Hacks: Emmy Winners And Queer Mommy Is...
Meggie Gates writes on the complexity of queer mommy issues in Hacks.
Mirror, Mirror: Inside Janicza Bravo's Zola
Cameron Wolff explores the refracted identity politics of Zola.
Mirror, Mirror: Inside Janicza Bravo's Zola
Cameron Wolff explores the refracted identity politics of Zola.
Pause, Rewind, Death and Life: The Permeable Bo...
Savina Petkova explores the mechanics of moviemaking in Prano Bailey-Bond’s debut.
Pause, Rewind, Death and Life: The Permeable Bo...
Savina Petkova explores the mechanics of moviemaking in Prano Bailey-Bond’s debut.
Where Are All The Kings? A Search For Masculine...
Helena Middleton examines the subversive history of drag kings onscreen.
Where Are All The Kings? A Search For Masculine...
Helena Middleton examines the subversive history of drag kings onscreen.
The Singularity and Soliloquy of Love in The Wo...
Ariel Klinghoffer writes on slow-burn intimacy in The World to Come.
The Singularity and Soliloquy of Love in The Wo...
Ariel Klinghoffer writes on slow-burn intimacy in The World to Come.
Don't Let The Bastards Get You Down: Genre and ...
abriela Almeida writes on Adrienne Shelly’s subversive romcom I’ll Take You There.
Don't Let The Bastards Get You Down: Genre and ...
abriela Almeida writes on Adrienne Shelly’s subversive romcom I’ll Take You There.
A Most Peculiar Mademoiselle! Looking at Belle ...
Lillian Crawford explores the legacy of Beauty and the Beast’s Belle, 30 years on.
A Most Peculiar Mademoiselle! Looking at Belle ...
Lillian Crawford explores the legacy of Beauty and the Beast’s Belle, 30 years on.
A Strength, Not A Burden: A Quiet Place’s Regan...
Charlotte Little writes on Regan Abbott in the Quiet Place universe.
A Strength, Not A Burden: A Quiet Place’s Regan...
Charlotte Little writes on Regan Abbott in the Quiet Place universe.
Cramped Up in the Learning Curve: Feel Good and...
Saffron Maeve writes on Feel Good, a fear of closure and odd coping rituals.
Cramped Up in the Learning Curve: Feel Good and...
Saffron Maeve writes on Feel Good, a fear of closure and odd coping rituals.
Shivas, Sugaring, and Sexual Validation: In Con...
Saffron Maeve talks to Shiva Baby writer/director Emma Seligman.
Shivas, Sugaring, and Sexual Validation: In Con...
Saffron Maeve talks to Shiva Baby writer/director Emma Seligman.
Happy Together: The Allure of an Imaginary Boyf...
Brielle Diskin explores the allure of the imaginary boyfriend in Marvel’s Wandavision through the lens of her own imaginary boyfriend.
Happy Together: The Allure of an Imaginary Boyf...
Brielle Diskin explores the allure of the imaginary boyfriend in Marvel’s Wandavision through the lens of her own imaginary boyfriend....
The Gentle Radicals: Food and Friendship in Kel...
Brianna Zigler writes on the urgency of kindness in First Cow.
The Gentle Radicals: Food and Friendship in Kel...
Brianna Zigler writes on the urgency of kindness in First Cow.
What Could Go Wrong? Notes on Camp in D.E.B.S
Jo Reid writes on the subversive lesbian romance of D.E.B.S
What Could Go Wrong? Notes on Camp in D.E.B.S
Jo Reid writes on the subversive lesbian romance of D.E.B.S
Small Pleasures: Amélie At 20 And The Deconstru...
Aliya Arman wrotes on the nostalgic, hyperreal legacy of Amélie.
Small Pleasures: Amélie At 20 And The Deconstru...
Aliya Arman wrotes on the nostalgic, hyperreal legacy of Amélie.
Learning to Live: On the Ethos of Nomadland
Brianna Zigler writes on the dissonant ethics of Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland.
Learning to Live: On the Ethos of Nomadland
Brianna Zigler writes on the dissonant ethics of Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland.
Rip It Up and Start Again: Redefining Boundarie...
Emma Pirnay writes on boundaries and the French New Wave in Irma Vep.
Rip It Up and Start Again: Redefining Boundarie...
Emma Pirnay writes on boundaries and the French New Wave in Irma Vep.
Fetch The Bolt Cutters: Notes on Rage and Grief...
Hannah Strong writes on sexual assault, Promising Young Woman and I May Destroy You.
Fetch The Bolt Cutters: Notes on Rage and Grief...
Hannah Strong writes on sexual assault, Promising Young Woman and I May Destroy You.
Indulgence in Life: The Symbiosis of Art and Se...
Elle Haywood explores the legacy of Tove Jansson in Tove.
Indulgence in Life: The Symbiosis of Art and Se...
Elle Haywood explores the legacy of Tove Jansson in Tove.
The Soft Side of Dystopia: Never Let Me Go and ...
Katie Kirkpatrick writes on the softness of dystopia in Never Let Me Go and ‘Punisher’.
The Soft Side of Dystopia: Never Let Me Go and ...
Katie Kirkpatrick writes on the softness of dystopia in Never Let Me Go and ‘Punisher’.
Fuses: Touching As Knowing in The Cinema Of Car...
Jennifer Irving explores the intimate texture of the domestic through Carolee Schneemann’s work.
Fuses: Touching As Knowing in The Cinema Of Car...
Jennifer Irving explores the intimate texture of the domestic through Carolee Schneemann’s work.
Queer Identity, Pop Culture And The Short That ...
Lilia Pavin-Franks looks back at queer short film Rosebud.
Queer Identity, Pop Culture And The Short That ...
Lilia Pavin-Franks looks back at queer short film Rosebud.
Golden Age: The New Wave Of Midlife Coming-Of-A...
Orla Smith explores a new wave of films depicting women coming of age in their 30s.
Golden Age: The New Wave Of Midlife Coming-Of-A...
Orla Smith explores a new wave of films depicting women coming of age in their 30s.
Children of the Future: Dystopian Parenting in ...
Rafaela Sales Ross explores nuclear families in dystopian times through two Sundance features.
Children of the Future: Dystopian Parenting in ...
Rafaela Sales Ross explores nuclear families in dystopian times through two Sundance features.
Hopelessly Devoted: Learning About Self-Worth I...
Anahit Behrooz celebrates unrequited and self-sufficient love in To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before.
Hopelessly Devoted: Learning About Self-Worth I...
Anahit Behrooz celebrates unrequited and self-sufficient love in To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before.
Searching For Belonging: Dead Pigs and Cathy Ya...
Rach Leong reflects on the repercussions of urbanisation and the meaning of “home” Cathy Yan’s Dead Pigs.
Searching For Belonging: Dead Pigs and Cathy Ya...
Rach Leong reflects on the repercussions of urbanisation and the meaning of “home” Cathy Yan’s Dead Pigs.
The Very Heart Of It: How Carey Mulligan Finds ...
Emma Fraser writes on Carey Mulligan’s finest musical moments.
The Very Heart Of It: How Carey Mulligan Finds ...
Emma Fraser writes on Carey Mulligan’s finest musical moments.
When We’re All Alone: The Second Life of Joan T...
Cody Corrall explores the legacy of Joan Tewkesbury’s most influential work.
When We’re All Alone: The Second Life of Joan T...
Cody Corrall explores the legacy of Joan Tewkesbury’s most influential work.
Processing Young Women: On Content Warnings and...
Lillian Crawford writes on the sensitivities of Pieces of A Woman, Still Processing and Promising Young Woman through a personal lens.
Processing Young Women: On Content Warnings and...
Lillian Crawford writes on the sensitivities of Pieces of A Woman, Still Processing and Promising Young Woman through a personal...
A Force Of Nature: Julia Hart On 'I'm Your Woman'
Ella Kemp meets Julia Hart, director of I’m Your Woman.
A Force Of Nature: Julia Hart On 'I'm Your Woman'
Ella Kemp meets Julia Hart, director of I’m Your Woman.
There She Is: The Wonder of Repeating Outfits A...
Rafaela Sales Ross celebrates the wonder of repeating outfits in The Broken Hearts Gallery.
There She Is: The Wonder of Repeating Outfits A...
Rafaela Sales Ross celebrates the wonder of repeating outfits in The Broken Hearts Gallery.
Walking On Sunshine: Colour and Queerness in Ta...
Kristina Murkett offers a colour theory reading of Sean Baker’s Tangerine.
Walking On Sunshine: Colour and Queerness in Ta...
Kristina Murkett offers a colour theory reading of Sean Baker’s Tangerine.
Ruby Grierson: The Life and Legacy of a Lost Do...
Rachel Pronger examines the remarkable life and legacy of documentary pioneer Ruby Grierson.
Ruby Grierson: The Life and Legacy of a Lost Do...
Rachel Pronger examines the remarkable life and legacy of documentary pioneer Ruby Grierson.
A Portrait of Desire: Sexuality and Motherhood ...
Ariel Klinghoffer writes on the corrosive power of motherhood in Pablo Larraín’s Ema.
A Portrait of Desire: Sexuality and Motherhood ...
Ariel Klinghoffer writes on the corrosive power of motherhood in Pablo Larraín’s Ema.
Angry Bodies: Reconciling Disorder With Carrie
Saffron Maeve writes on Carrie and the teenage girl coming undone.
Angry Bodies: Reconciling Disorder With Carrie
Saffron Maeve writes on Carrie and the teenage girl coming undone.
A Collapse of the Cinematic: Approaching Empath...
Xuanlin Tham reflects on the blurred lines of Hong Sang-soo’s On the Beach at Night Alone.
A Collapse of the Cinematic: Approaching Empath...
Xuanlin Tham reflects on the blurred lines of Hong Sang-soo’s On the Beach at Night Alone.