Film
What Netflix did next: a woke remake & a murder comedy (?)
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, Samuel Jackson makes his return as Shaft, and Scarlett Johannson kills a stripper.
Written by: Megan Nolan
Behind the scenes on Steve Bannon’s campaign trail
Through the looking glass — Filmmaker Alison Klayman followed the controversial strategist for over a year in her new film, The Brink: ‘It was genuinely very difficult. Everything is incredibly last minute, his organisation is not professional at all.’
Written by: Thomas Curry
Marianne Ihlen: the woman and muse behind Leonard Cohen
Words of Love — Filmmaker Nick Broomfield discusses his new documentary, Marianne and Leonard, which follows one of the most enduring love affairs in music history.
Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray
What Netflix did next: mothers, murder & human extinction
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 solid sci-fi I Am Mother and Adam Sandler’s Murder Mystery.
Written by: Megan Nolan
Halston: a tale of how big business devours creativity
Uncovered legacy — In the ’70s, Roy Halston Frowick became the first high-end designer to create a line with a mass retailer. Unfortunately, this commercial clout came at a price.
Written by: Colin Crummy
‘I fell into making documentaries accidentally’
Asif Kapadia’s life in film — The acclaimed filmmaker behind Senna and Amy has a new film, charting the rise and fall of footballing legend Diego Maradona. But, despite practically reinventing the genre, he still wouldn’t call himself a documentarian.
Written by: Katie Goh
Is the age of monogamy finally over?
Talking about adultery — In her new documentary, filmmaker Bara Jichova Tyson probes the ever-changing relationship between infidelity, sex and marriage.
Written by: Hannah Clugston
‘You’ve got to be optimistic, we’re all going to die anyway’
Alia Shawkat in conversation — The star of Search Party and Arrested Development talks about her new role – a hedonistic free-spirit fuelled by heavy drinking and cocaine use – in Sophie Hyde’s Animals.
Written by: Benjamin Cook
How this Syrian filmmaker captured war first-hand
For Sama — When civil war broke out in Syria, Waad Al-Kateab picked up the camera – and didn’t put it down. The resulting documentary, co-directed with Edward Watts, humanises a conflict most of us only know through statistics.
Written by: Katie Goh
A deep dive into the northern voguing scene
Lost in music — Vogue was synonymous with the gay clubs of ’80s New York, but it’s now in the midst of an unlikely renaissance in the North of England. A new documentary explores why.
Written by: Hannah Clugston
