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The Syrian filmmaker who went undercover as an extremist

Risk and resist — In his chilling documentary, Of Fathers And Sons, director Talal Derki paints an intimate portrait of life in a modern Jihadi family.

  • Film
  • Thomas Curry

Beyond the conflict: inside Palestine’s DIY music scene

Going underground — Palestine Underground is a new, Boiler Room-produced film that examines the state’s flourishing nightlife culture.

  • Film
  • Hannah Clugston

What Netflix did next: duelling dads & nihilism

Are you still watching? — Writer Megan Nolan bravely ventures into the latest Netflix Original releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is even worth our time anymore. This week, it’s Nicole Holofcener’s Land Of Steady Habits and empty family comedy, Father of the Year.

  • Film
  • Megan Nolan

The rarely-seen reality of life as a male sex worker

Scenes of a Sauvage nature — Sensitive, nuanced depictions of sex workers can be rare in cinema – especially when the subject happens to be a man. But with his debut feature Sauvage, director Camille Vidal-Naquet is looking to buck the trend.

  • Film
  • Ella Kemp

What Netflix did next: cults & a regressive romcom

Are you still watching? — Writer Megan Nolan bravely ventures into the latest Netflix Original releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is even worth our time anymore. This week, it’s Wickerman-esque horror Apostle and nonsensical teen comedy The Kissing Booth.

  • Film
  • Megan Nolan

The strange story of Orson Welles’ final years

They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead — As the world gears up for The Other Side of the Wind – Orson Welles’ unfinished film, released after 40 years – a new documentary looks back on the decade leading up to his death, as he struggled to complete his magnum opus.

  • Film
  • Josh Slater-Williams

What Netflix did next: middle-class malaise & massacres

Are you still watching? — Writer Megan Nolan bravely ventures into the latest Netflix Original releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is even worth our time anymore. This week, it’s US comedy Private Life and a ‘repellent’ dramatisation of Norway’s 2011 terror attacks.

  • Film
  • Megan Nolan

A feminist revolution in porn? There’s still a long way to go

Looking forward — This year, Europe’s largest erotic festival rebranded itself as a feminist rebuttal to mainstream ‘hetero-basic’ industry norms. But, as porn faces its own #MeToo moment, how much work is left to do?

  • Activism
  • Meaghan Beatley

The dystopian satire tackling sexism in the social media age

The dream house — Following its premiere at London Film Festival 2018, we speak to Scottish artist Rachel Maclean about Make Me Up, her darkly comic new satire that explores the pressures faced by women today.

  • Film
  • Katie Goh

Lessons from Lars Von Trier’s go-to cinematographer

Dive into darkness — Manuel Alberto Claro has been breathing life into the filmmaker’s twisted, nightmarish visions since 2011 – working on Nymphomaniac, Melancholia and the upcoming The House That Jack Built. Here, he shares what he's learned so far.

  • Film
  • Jeremy Allen

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