The reboot of Adrian Lyne’s 1987 blockbuster is pop culture’s latest attempt at reframing the ‘crazy woman’ narrative, but does it play into the same toxic tropes?
Written by: Anna Bogutskaya
A new documentary from Amanda Kim explores the life and work of Nam June Paik, the 'father of video art’ whose ideas about global connectivity and mass media are relevant now more than ever.
Written by: Zoe Whitfield
We talk to filmmaker Sierra Pettengill about her new documentary 'Riotsville, U.S.A', which explores the 1967 summer of uprisings, the devastating aftermath, and the decisions that set the country on the path it’s on today.
Written by: Ben Smoke
To mark the release of a new documentary following a diverse group of grassroots match officials in the UK, we spoke to two of its featured voices: aspirational family man Nigel Owen, and Lucy Clark, the world’s first openly trans referee and founder of all-trans football club TRUK United.
Written by: Jake Hall
Imagining futures — This year's BFI Flare programme continues a growing trend of filmmakers and photographers showing what life actually looks like for LGBTQ+ elders, from social clubs and custom painted vans to bathhouses and retirement communities.
Written by: Jake Hall
Dads on film — From Charlotte Wells' 'Aftersun' to Florian Zeller's 'The Son', a new wave of films are using fatherhood to bring men's mental health into focus.
Written by: Miriam Balanescu
Waves of change — Made by two surfers from the north-east of England, 'The Big Sea' exposes the unlikely link between wetsuits and a small town in Louisiana where the risk of cancer is 50 times the national average for the United States.
Written by: Sam Haddad
House of Psychotic Women — Through stills, anecdotes and film criticism, a new book examines the portrayal of women’s destructive emotions, reframing it as a challenge to patriarchal structures.
Written by: Miss Rosen
All That Breathes — Shaunak Sen discusses his poetic documentary chronicling an ad hoc hospital’s efforts to save the city’s birds of prey.
Written by: Molly Cavanagh
Dreamlife of Georgie Stone — A new documentary follows the story of a teen whose battle changed the law on access to treatment for trans youth.
Written by: Molly Cavanagh
Lessons Learned — To mark the premiere of his new documentary on surfing giant Gerry Lopez, the filmmaker and former pro skateboarder sits down to share his unique brand of creative wisdom.
Written by: Liz Seabrook
In partnership with Evia Film Project — In Burning World, Gideon Mendel shoots the aftermath of catastrophic fires. Speaking after visiting the Evia Film Project, a developmental programme that took place on the eponymous Greek island, he explains why he chose to explore the climate crisis in such a way.
Written by: Huck