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In the wake of the death of Rob Reiner, I can’t help but reflect on his most beloved film, When Harry Met Sally . I find myself coming back to it every time the leaves go brown, when the slump between Christmas and New Years hits, or whenever I need to believe in love again. Thirty-five years on, it remains a firm favourite and a testament to Reiner’s talent as a filmmaker. For the minority that haven’t watched it before, the film   follows Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally (Me

While a triumph in visual pleasure, Filipe Matzembacher ’s and Marcio Reolon ’s Night Stage  left much to be desired on the narrative front. It had potential to go much further, tipping towards something I hoped would leave me thrilled and satisfied, yet moments of brilliance seemed to only exist as glimpses, fizzling out into an ending that - while bold - still left me wanting more. Night Stage  centres on theatre performer Mateo (Gabriel Faryas). While competing against h

Director Lynne Ramsay has never been deterred by challenging material, and her adaptation of Ariana Harwicz’s novel Die, My Love is no exception. I was lucky enough to view an early screening of the highly anticipated film at Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF) and, despite the mixed commercial reception, I found myself siding with the contrastingly positive view taken by critics. Ramsay’s consistent and bold direction makes Die My Love an immersive experience that deman

This November, Hyde Park Picture House hosted a selection of films from Queer East, a festival spotlighting LGBTQ+ cinema from East and Southeast Asia. Five years in, the festival has grown into a go-to for queer stories you almost never see on UK screens. While Western queer cinema has expanded in visibility over the past decade, films from Asia’s LGBTQ+ communities remain far less accessible. Queer East shakes things up by spotlighting films that disrupt neat, fixed ideas o

While it was showing at LIFF (Leeds International Film Festival), I had the pleasure of watching Perla on the big screen, possibly for its last screening in cinemas in the UK. Alexandra Makarova’s second feature film Perla, is the Jury’s Choice in the Constellation category this year. Perla was certainly a surprise to me as I had heard virtually no buzz for it, neither before or even from other volunteers while I worked the festival. Nonetheless, I was just as won over as the

It Lasts Forever and Then It’s Over (pub. 2024 by Fitzcarraldo Editions in the UK) is a slim, sparse book in brilliant Fitzcarraldo blue. To flip through it, you might notice quite a lot of empty space on the pages. Margins, pauses, generous spaces between certain paragraphs… Hey, I’m being charged £12.99 for this! But don’t worry, reader, we are still getting our money’s worth. The precise minimalism on display here – its unassuming size, a tight yet brilliantly intense sto

On friendship, sexual repression and abortion. Puberty in the 2000s was Paris Hilton’s sex tape, Britney Spears’s crotch shots and Amy...

Sally Rooney is certainly a force to be reckoned with in the literary world. Establishing her authorial status back in 2017 with her...

When I first heard Rye Lane  described as “basically Before Sunrise  but set in South London”, I had a feeling I would love it—even...

With recent findings warning the UK is losing one club every two days, the UK is on track to have no nightclubs left in 2030. But what...

A memoir of sweeping diasporic breadth, Kerry Hudson’s Lowborn: Growing Up, Getting Away and Returning to Britain’s Poorest Towns  spans...

On class, sex and poetry seminars. Author and cultural critic, Brandon Taylor, has been widely praised for his depiction of queer and...

Barcelona is Irish writer Mary Costello’s second collection of short stories and fourth work of fiction. Representative of many Irish...

“Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself? Younger, more beautiful, more perfect.” ... Well, Coralie Fargeat’s highly...

Celebrating Innovations that Transform Communities and Inspire Future Investments This past Thursday, the six shortlisted contenders for...

Summer 2016, Love Island is on its second season and the Anastasia Dip Brow was on the rise. Life is good and Love Island is the hot new...

Inseparable from the family who once resided there, the Brontë Parsonage Museum evokes the creeping sensation of mausoleum where visitors...

The awards season has come to an end… a month ago. However, it is worth reflecting on what actually happened at the 96th ceremony of the...

If you’re a fan of podcasts, you’ll be happy to know that there’s a new one on the scene. In fact, if you’re chronically online like...

(Contains spoilers for both the book and film adaptation of The Virgin Suicides) ‘”Obviously, Doctor” she said, “you’ve never been a...