Film
The Sundance breakout taking on gentrification
Tales of the city — Ahead of its UK release, the team behind The Last Black Man In San Francisco explain how they made this year’s indie breakout – a story about friendship, solitude and displacement.
Written by: Josh Slater-Williams
What Netflix did next: the desperate plight of the tall girl
Are you still watching? — Writer Megan Nolan bravely ventures into Netflix’s new releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is even worth our time anymore. This week, it’s two subpar romcoms: Tall Girl and Back To School.
Written by: Megan Nolan
The film exploring masculinity and black British identity
The Last Tree — Shola Amoo’s second film follows a Nigerian-British foster child as he moves from the countryside to the city. To mark its release, the director and star Sam Adewunmi discuss their own experiences navigating identity and location.
Written by: Kambole Campbell
How ’70s France fell in love with electronic music
Shock of the future — Nouvelle Vague frontman Marc Collin makes his directorial debut with The Shock Of Future: a filmic homage to the power of electronic music.
Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray
John Waters: life lessons from the Prince Of Puke
A filthy mind — The renegade filmmaker on embracing weirdness, breaking taboos and taking acid in your seventies.
Written by: Cian Traynor
What Netflix did next: sextuplets & Christina Milian
Are you still watching? — Writer Megan Nolan bravely ventures into Netflix’s new releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is even worth our time anymore. This week, it’s Falling Inn Love (cosy, nice) and Sextuplets (awful, stupid).
Written by: Megan Nolan
Brazil's indigenous people stand on the brink of disaster
Under threat — As fires rage across the Amazon and Bolsonaro tightens his grip on the country, Brazil’s indigenous people are facing an unprecedented threat to their future. Photographer and filmmaker Lucca Messer is exploring how their way of life is disappearing.
Written by: Huck
Inside the hazardous quest for social media stardom
Fake it till you make it — Liza Mandelup’s new documentary, Jawline, follows 16-year-old Austyn as he tries to carve out a career as an influencer and escape his hometown of Kingsport, Tennessee.
Written by: Holly Connolly
Leto: the film celebrating rock & rebellion in ’80s Russia
Going underground — Actor Teo Yoo discusses his new role as Viktor Tsoi: the bold Soviet musician who transformed the country’s music scene.
Written by: Beth Webb
What Netflix did next: women over 30, having fun!
Are you still watching? — Writer Megan Nolan bravely ventures into Netflix’s new releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is even worth our time anymore. This week, it’s Otherhood (bored mothers) and American Hangman (creepy tech whizzes).
Written by: Megan Nolan
