Young Soul Rebels is one of the few British films which explores Black queer narratives and its existence in the 1990s is nothing short of radical.…
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Life is meaningful in warm hugs between loved ones, the smooth rich taste of a hot chocolate, laughing at a friend’s joke, the sound of a new favourite song, the soft touch of a cat’s fur.…
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Advertisements Dear Inge, Since this was – as you said – my very first festival, I actually don’t have any screen fatigue. Normally when I watch films to review, I treat it like work and in my spare time often avoid challenging…
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Advertisements Dear Tim, The festival has come to an end. I’m slowly digesting and unpacking the films I copiously screened in the past five days. How do you feel? This was your first festival. Any screen fatigue? Slightly hungover, perhaps? Or are…
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Advertisements Dear Inge, Sorry to hear about your laptop but glad you had another one ready to work with. Although adjusting to a different keyboard is one of the most frustrating things a writer can experience, I sometimes find that switching devices…
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Advertisements Dear Tim, When spilling your drink at the theatre, you’re being an arse to the people who have to clean up after you. When spilling your drink at your home office desk, you’re crippling your (already feeble) income as a film…
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We pick Chris McCalbe's brain about editing, Better Call Saul, and yes, Prom Queen.…
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Advertisements Dear Inge, Journalism is lonely work, and pandemics make it even lonelier. Festivals are to be cherished because they bring this industry a little closer together, even if when connection is only virtual. After spending several years in another hemisphere, the…
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Advertisements Dear Tim, Rotterdam has lift off and we’re together on this virtual ride. You’re in Amsterdam after a stretch in New York and I’m back in Brussels after living two years in Vancouver. How are you adjusting to Europe and its…
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Tsai Ming-liang’s film about the final days of a doomed picturehouse is a loving celebration of the pure pleasure of moviegoing.…
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