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WRITERS AND CONTRIBUTORS 

Neil Baker

  1. Moffie – First look at rehearsal pictures of Kai Luke Brümmer in the stage adaptation of André Van de Merwe’s novel
  2. IF (review) – Krasinski’s fun, big-hearted and imaginative journey is an absolute delight
  3. The Big Cigar – Sneak Peek
  4. King’s Head Theatre welcomes new trustees as Robert Khan is announced as the new chair of the board
  5. Asif Kapadia to receive the inaugural Trailblazer Award at the first Muslim International Film Festival in London

Sabastian Astley

  1. Challengers (review) – game, set, and match to Luca Guadagnino
  2. How BMW and BFI changed one filmmaking team’s life at BFI London Film Festival 2023
  3. Everything Now (review) – paints itself with shades of reality but never comes close to a complete picture
  4. The Mission (review) – BFI London Film Festival 2023
  5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (Review) – one of the best animated films of the year

Agnes Sajti

  1. Westward the Women (1951) – the rarely depicted role of women in America’s expansion
  2. Daisy Kenyon (1947) – a one-of-a-kind post-war romance
  3. Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) – a love letter to cinema wrapped in a unique love story
  4. Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) – a subtly layered film and a cynical portrait of love
  5. January (review) – an enticing, enthralling, yet confused winter parable

Calum Cooper

  1. Civil War (review) – Garland’s film remains apolitical despite its contemporary themes
  2. Monkey Man (review) – Dev Patel’s knockout feature-length directorial debut
  3. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire – a franchise frozen in time
  4. Madame Web (review) – as joyless and conveyor belt pedestrian as the worst superhero media
  5. The Iron Claw (review) – a story as powerful as a body slam

Emma Duffy

  1. Oppenheimer (review) – a spectacle and technical marvel
  2. Barbie (Review) – Greta Gerwig’s tightly written comedy will have you grinning from ear to ear
  3. Brokeback Mountain (2005) – a lightning rod for conservative America’s anxieties
  4. Knock at the Cabin – is Shyamalan a survivor or an innovator?
  5. The Matchmaker (Review) – Portrait of a British jihadist

Niall Glynn

  1. Godland (review) – a tale as cold and harsh as the rock underfoot
  2. The Muppet Movie (1979)
  3. Vampir – a disappointingly toothless mess
  4. Lost in La Mancha: 20th Anniversary
  5. Antoine et Colette (1962) – an ode to the impossible one-sided love affairs of adolescence

Latoya Austin

  1. Strays (review) – Josh Greenbaum’s irreverent comedy is also a touching tale of finding your pack
  2. The Beasts (Review) – Bleak and chilling, Sorogoyen’s tale of isolationism and internationalism is outstanding
  3. Lullaby (Review) – Glasgow Film Festival 2023
  4. Set it Off (1996)

Jasmine Valentine

  1. Ultraviolette and the Blood-Spitters Gang – avant-garde artistry from a distance
  2. The Novice: Psychological sport that doesn’t raise the stakes
  3. A Banquet – A sensory overload of psychological horror

Theo Smith

  1. The Curse (review) – a discomforting black comedy that fits with the existential despair of our times
  2. Ted Lasso Season Three – Live Episode Blog

Ellis Lamai

  1. Drive-Away Dolls (review) – a quick-witted, eccentric and entertaining road trip
  2. American Fiction (review) – Cord Jefferson’s debut movie is both bold and brilliant

Sergio Rigoletto

  1. Sergio Rigoletto looks back at the film highlights, politics and protests of this year’s Berlinale

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