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Focus On The Stars: Motherhood, Isolation, and ...
Anna Henschel writes on finding closeness with her family via Proxima.
Focus On The Stars: Motherhood, Isolation, and ...
Anna Henschel writes on finding closeness with her family via Proxima.
I Don't Wanna Play: Nicole Ginelli on Making Su...
Music video director Nicole Ginelli tells Ella Kemp about making Sufjan Stevens’ Video Game.
I Don't Wanna Play: Nicole Ginelli on Making Su...
Music video director Nicole Ginelli tells Ella Kemp about making Sufjan Stevens’ Video Game.
Selkie Song: Female Creativity in Margaret Tait...
Iona Glen explores Margaret Tait’s relationship with Scottish folklore.
Selkie Song: Female Creativity in Margaret Tait...
Iona Glen explores Margaret Tait’s relationship with Scottish folklore.
Too Good for Anyone: Mysteries of Love in ‘Subm...
Brianna Zigler reflects on Richard Ayoade’s coming-of-ager 10 years on.
Too Good for Anyone: Mysteries of Love in ‘Subm...
Brianna Zigler reflects on Richard Ayoade’s coming-of-ager 10 years on.
Alone, Together: Anticlimactic Searching In The...
Lillian Crawford digs into the elusiveness and slippery emotional mapping in the films of Mia Hansen-Løve.
Alone, Together: Anticlimactic Searching In The...
Lillian Crawford digs into the elusiveness and slippery emotional mapping in the films of Mia Hansen-Løve.
A Sacred Legacy: On Black Hair And The Revoluti...
Maya Campbell explores the history of Black hair as a symbol of liberation through two key titles
A Sacred Legacy: On Black Hair And The Revoluti...
Maya Campbell explores the history of Black hair as a symbol of liberation through two key titles
A Happy Ending: Metamorphosis and Fairytale Lov...
Savina Petkova explores the metamorphic potential of love in Babyteeth.
A Happy Ending: Metamorphosis and Fairytale Lov...
Savina Petkova explores the metamorphic potential of love in Babyteeth.
Possible and Impossible Bodies: Time and Decay ...
Madeleine Seidel wrestles with two seminal dance films to understand the human body.
Possible and Impossible Bodies: Time and Decay ...
Madeleine Seidel wrestles with two seminal dance films to understand the human body.
Closer Than You Think: On Nazism in Cabaret and...
Anjali Krishnakumar unpacks the parallels between Cabaret’s Berlin and modern-day India.
Closer Than You Think: On Nazism in Cabaret and...
Anjali Krishnakumar unpacks the parallels between Cabaret’s Berlin and modern-day India.
Sun, Sweat, Scars: The Tactile Framing of Skin ...
Emily Maskell writes on Eliza Hittman’s tactile fascination with skin on film.
Sun, Sweat, Scars: The Tactile Framing of Skin ...
Emily Maskell writes on Eliza Hittman’s tactile fascination with skin on film.
She Objected: Feminism and Dissent in the Exper...
Belphoebe New revisits the subversive and long-lasting work of British filmmaker Lis Rhodes.
She Objected: Feminism and Dissent in the Exper...
Belphoebe New revisits the subversive and long-lasting work of British filmmaker Lis Rhodes.
A Secret History: Karina Longworth on Polly Pla...
Madeleine Seidel interviews Karina Longworth about Polly Platt.
A Secret History: Karina Longworth on Polly Pla...
Madeleine Seidel interviews Karina Longworth about Polly Platt.
Shame On Who? In Conversation With Kelly O’Sull...
Ella Kemp interviews Kelly O’Sullivan about Saint Frances.
Shame On Who? In Conversation With Kelly O’Sull...
Ella Kemp interviews Kelly O’Sullivan about Saint Frances.
Mad, Bad Women: Wrestling With Language And Des...
Hannah Holway explores language and desire in Thelma and Louise.
Mad, Bad Women: Wrestling With Language And Des...
Hannah Holway explores language and desire in Thelma and Louise.
Mammy and the Femme Fatale: Hattie McDaniel, Do...
Lynda Cowell unpacks Hollywood’s racist stereotypes to celebrate two trailblazers..
Mammy and the Femme Fatale: Hattie McDaniel, Do...
Lynda Cowell unpacks Hollywood’s racist stereotypes to celebrate two trailblazers..
Are You A Good Boy? Subverting the Masculine We...
Anahit Behrooz dissects the tactics used by Ana Lily Amirpour to subvert the Western.
Are You A Good Boy? Subverting the Masculine We...
Anahit Behrooz dissects the tactics used by Ana Lily Amirpour to subvert the Western.
The Screening Room: Clemency
We’re thrilled to have been invited by Bohemia Media in partnership with Birds Eye View's Reclaim The Frame, to bring Girls on Tops audiences access to watch Chinonye Chukwu’s deeply affecting Clemency.
The Screening Room: Clemency
We’re thrilled to have been invited by Bohemia Media in partnership with Birds Eye View's Reclaim The Frame, to bring Girls on Tops...
The Screening Room: White Riot
Access an exclusive preview of White Riot, Rubika Shah’s award winning anti-fascism documentary.
The Screening Room: White Riot
Access an exclusive preview of White Riot, Rubika Shah’s award winning anti-fascism documentary.
Time After Time: Cristin Milioti on Palm Springs
Ella Kemp interviews Cristin Milioti about her role in time-loop love story Palm Springs.
Time After Time: Cristin Milioti on Palm Springs
Ella Kemp interviews Cristin Milioti about her role in time-loop love story Palm Springs.
Dark Holes in the Sky: On Mimi Leder's Deep Imp...
Rafaela Sales Ross wrestles with the notion of the end of the world.
Dark Holes in the Sky: On Mimi Leder's Deep Imp...
Rafaela Sales Ross wrestles with the notion of the end of the world.
Remembering Sarah Maldoror, the Mother of Afric...
Aliya Arman pays tribute to the late, great Sarah Maldoror.
Remembering Sarah Maldoror, the Mother of Afric...
Aliya Arman pays tribute to the late, great Sarah Maldoror.
In Her Room: Fassbinder and Akerman’s Claustrop...
Isabelle Bucklow writes on The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant and Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels.
In Her Room: Fassbinder and Akerman’s Claustrop...
Isabelle Bucklow writes on The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant and Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels.
A Face, A History, A Consciousness, A Rage: How...
Georgina Quach writes on the tenderness and bravery of Tigertail.
A Face, A History, A Consciousness, A Rage: How...
Georgina Quach writes on the tenderness and bravery of Tigertail.
Untangling Love: In Conversation With Lola Pett...
Emily Gunn speaks to Dating Amber’s Lola Petticrew.
Untangling Love: In Conversation With Lola Pett...
Emily Gunn speaks to Dating Amber’s Lola Petticrew.
Water Lilies and the Mechanics of Femininity
Rose Higham-Stainton reflecting on the mechanics of femininity in Céline Sciamma’s 2007 debut
Water Lilies and the Mechanics of Femininity
Rose Higham-Stainton reflecting on the mechanics of femininity in Céline Sciamma’s 2007 debut
Body of Work: On Sigourney Weaver and Being Tall
Emmy Potter writes on Sigourney Weaver as the seminal Tall Girl.
Body of Work: On Sigourney Weaver and Being Tall
Emmy Potter writes on Sigourney Weaver as the seminal Tall Girl.
Hanging Onto Moments: Fathers and Daughters in ...
Victoria Rodrigues O’Donnell examines Somewhere, The Levelling and Toni Erdmann for Father’s Day.
Hanging Onto Moments: Fathers and Daughters in ...
Victoria Rodrigues O’Donnell examines Somewhere, The Levelling and Toni Erdmann for Father’s Day.
Trampling on Trifles: Radical Consumption in Se...
Ashley Saville celebrates the desire and satisfaction of food in Daisies.
Trampling on Trifles: Radical Consumption in Se...
Ashley Saville celebrates the desire and satisfaction of food in Daisies.
Diary Of A Teenage Girl: On The Wry Optimism An...
Mary Beth McAndrews writes on her relationship to Diablo Cody’s Juno.
Diary Of A Teenage Girl: On The Wry Optimism An...
Mary Beth McAndrews writes on her relationship to Diablo Cody’s Juno.
Our House: Yoon Ga-eun, Childlike Kingdoms and ...
Georgia Davis writes on the singular brilliance of Yoon Ga-eun’s first two films.
Our House: Yoon Ga-eun, Childlike Kingdoms and ...
Georgia Davis writes on the singular brilliance of Yoon Ga-eun’s first two films.
From my Room to Yours: An (Open) Birthday Lette...
Ariel Klinghoffer writes on belonging, on what would have been Akerman’s 70th birthday.
From my Room to Yours: An (Open) Birthday Lette...
Ariel Klinghoffer writes on belonging, on what would have been Akerman’s 70th birthday.
“What is History?”: Documentary as Liberation i...
Emily Garbutt writes on the game-changing narratives by Cheryl Dunye and Sandi Tan
“What is History?”: Documentary as Liberation i...
Emily Garbutt writes on the game-changing narratives by Cheryl Dunye and Sandi Tan
Where Are We? Music and Memory in Normal People
Caitlin Quinlan reckons with a history of teen love stories and pivotal music to process Normal People.
Where Are We? Music and Memory in Normal People
Caitlin Quinlan reckons with a history of teen love stories and pivotal music to process Normal People.
Cat And Mouse: On Killing Eve, The Lesbian Femm...
Hannah Ryan explores the singular alchemy of Killing Eve.
Cat And Mouse: On Killing Eve, The Lesbian Femm...
Hannah Ryan explores the singular alchemy of Killing Eve.
This Is Not The End: Remembering Lynn Shelton
Stefania Sarrubba honours the singular career of the independent filmmaker.
This Is Not The End: Remembering Lynn Shelton
Stefania Sarrubba honours the singular career of the independent filmmaker.
First, Only Different: On Ava DuVernay, Buildin...
Ayanna Costley writes on the filmmaker’s indomitable influence.
First, Only Different: On Ava DuVernay, Buildin...
Ayanna Costley writes on the filmmaker’s indomitable influence.
What Can She Do? Kitty Green on The Assistant
Millicent Thomas speaks to the woman behind the smartest film of the year.
What Can She Do? Kitty Green on The Assistant
Millicent Thomas speaks to the woman behind the smartest film of the year.
Connecting with Disconnection: The Endurance of...
Aobh O’Brien-Moody looks at how Sofia Coppola honours notions of ambiguity and inertia.
Connecting with Disconnection: The Endurance of...
Aobh O’Brien-Moody looks at how Sofia Coppola honours notions of ambiguity and inertia.
Tiny Dancer: When Kate Hudson Was Almost Famous
Victoria Rodrigues O’Donnell writes on Penny Lane’s enduring legacy.
Tiny Dancer: When Kate Hudson Was Almost Famous
Victoria Rodrigues O’Donnell writes on Penny Lane’s enduring legacy.
Shark Tank: Happy Anniversary American Psycho
Katie Goh wrestles with Bret Easton Ellis’ novel and Mary Harron’s feminist success.
Shark Tank: Happy Anniversary American Psycho
Katie Goh wrestles with Bret Easton Ellis’ novel and Mary Harron’s feminist success.
In the Cut: The Fairy Tale Costume Fantasy of S...
Emma Fraser revisits the costume designer’s fantasy-making work in three titles.
In the Cut: The Fairy Tale Costume Fantasy of S...
Emma Fraser revisits the costume designer’s fantasy-making work in three titles.