Film
The wild story of the world’s biggest white-collar heist
The Kleptocrats — A new documentary follows reporters and law enforcement agents as they track an audacious scam – one that involves embezzlement, corruption, film stars and politicians.
Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray
‘I wasn't doing so great. I saw friends dying and falling apart’
An interview with Alex Winter — Best known for his turn as Bill Preston Esq in the Bill & Ted films, Winter is now a respected filmmaker – tackling technology, politics, culture and society.
Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray
What Netflix did next: corrupt cops & unsexy sex
Are you still watching? — Writer Megan Nolan bravely ventures into the latest Netflix releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is even worth our time anymore. This week, its confused cop remake Point Blank, and meandering polyamory drama You, Me, Her.
Written by: Megan Nolan
The reality of pregnancy as a transgender man
Seahorse — A new documentary tells the story of Freddy McConnell, a man on a quest to start his own family and become a parent.
Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray
The queer polymath who pioneered ’60s counterculture
Steven Arnold — An artist, filmmaker, photographer and protégé of Salvador Dalí, Steven Arnold had many guises, mastering new mediums at will. A new film looks back at his incredible legacy.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Why thousands of mysterious murders still haunt Mexico
Dark Suns — Over the last few years, tens of thousands of Mexicans have gone missing, with many now presumed dead. A new documentary tries to understand why their stories aren’t being told.
Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray
What Netflix did next: crazed stalkers & Harry Styles fanfic
Are you still watching? — Writer Megan Nolan bravely ventures into the latest Netflix releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is even worth our time anymore. This week, it’s After (middling, fine) and Secret Obsession (cheap, fun).
Written by: Megan Nolan
The quiet resistance of NFL Star Marshawn Lynch
Silence is power — Lynch: A History is a new documentary which examines race, masculinity, media and protest at the turn of the millennium.
Written by: Miss Rosen
What Netflix did next: more Noah Centineo & Adam Sandler
Are you still watching? — Writer Megan Nolan bravely ventures into the latest Netflix releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is even worth our time anymore. This week, it’s The Week Of (bad) and Swiped (arguably one of the most demented films ever made).
Written by: Megan Nolan
Filmmaker Lulu Wang talks laughing through the tears
The Farewell — The writer-director’s tragicomic drama begins with words ‘Based on an actual lie’. Ahead of the film’s US release, she discusses adapting a real-life fib into one of 2019’s most buzzed-about films – one that finds laughter among the melancholy.
Written by: Josh Slater-Williams
