BFI FLARE REVIEW: ‘Dramarama’ (2021) Hides Behind Melodramatics

Dramarama is a great concept and has a lot of potential to be a compelling piece of storytelling.

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REVIEW: ‘And Then’ (2021) is a Beautifully Unsettled Musing on Love

Tran’s certainty as a director steers this film in a clear direction that creates a strong sense of nostalgic longing for a chance encounter that develops into something more.

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Top of the Docs #19 – ‘Tickled’ (2016)

The slightly homoerotic pastime of ‘competitive endurance tickling’ heralds a dark secret, one that suggests that sometimes, laughter isn’t always the best medicine.

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REVIEW: ‘TWICE: Seize the Light’ (2020) is a Celebration of Nine

TWICE: Seize the Light is a YouTube Originals Documentary series that follows K-Pop girl group TWICE during their first world tour.

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IWD 2020: 100 Female Directors You Should Be Watching

Diverse in nationality, sexuality, speciality and more, we feel that this list represents the past, present and future of female filmmaking, and will hopefully inspire you to further engage with the works of female directors.

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REVIEW: ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ Teaches us Patience is a Virtue

French director, Céline Sciamma, delves away from the younger protagonists centres from her previous works to bring us Portrait of a Lady of Fire, an intimate look at a whirlwind lesbian romance in 18th Century France.

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Hitting Zero: How ‘Cheer’ Uses Its Cheerleaders to Re-Invent Its Narrative

Cheer allows Daytona to be more than just the observation it had been up until this point, turning it into a participation between subject and crew that makes this docu-series much more personal.

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LFF REVIEW: “A Jigsaw That Was Always Meant to be Together” – ‘The House of Us’ (2019)

“A testament to young talent which is only bound to grow with time.” From South Korean writer/director Gaeun Yoon comes House of Us, a story of three young girls finding solace from the disparities of their home lives. Together they create a bond that cannot be broken, delving into mischief and laughter to hide the…

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LFF REVIEW: “Visceral artwork in all aspects” – ‘System Crasher’ (2019)

“Guaranteed to capture your heart and rip it to shreds.” This review contains mild spoilers for System Crasher. Somewhere in the depths of Germany, nine-year-old Benni has been expelled from another group home. A small child with an explosive temper, she is bounced around the foster care system with little luck; no one wants her.…

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