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  • Timothée Chalamet and the era-fication of film marketing
    21 December 2025
  • The long 18th century on film
    17 December 2025
  • Why can’t I stop rewatching my favourite TV show?
    24 December 2025
  • Eyes Wide Shut is not a Christmas film

    Review

    Eyes Wide Shut is not a Christmas film

    Mia Badby revisits the darkness of Kubrick’s Christmastime classic

    27 December 2025
    Eyes Wide Shut is not a Christmas film
  • Why can't I stop rewatching TV shows?

    Opinion

    Why can’t I stop rewatching TV shows?

    Ollie Godkin explores the science behind comfort shows

    24 December 2025
    Why can’t I stop rewatching TV shows?
  • Marty Supreme: the era-fication of film marketing

    Feature

    Marty Supreme: the era-fication of film marketing

    21 December 2025
    Marty Supreme: the era-fication of film marketing
  • The long 18th century on film

    Guide

    The long 18th century on film

    17 December 2025
    The long 18th century on film
  • The case for reality TV

    Opinion

    The case for reality TV

    13 December 2025
    The case for reality TV
  • Global Frames: Burkina Faso 

    Global Frames

    Global Frames: Burkina Faso 

    6 December 2025
    Global Frames: Burkina Faso 
  • When directors play with the frame

    Feature

    When directors play with the frame

    3 December 2025
    When directors play with the frame
  • From Massacre to Muppets: Navigating November

    Feature

    From Massacre to Muppets: Navigating November

    29 November 2025
    From Massacre to Muppets: Navigating November
  • Weekly screenings: learning a new ritual

    Weekly screenings: learning a new ritual

    28 November 2025
    Weekly screenings: learning a new ritual
  • Perspectives on Asian media

    Opinion

    Perspectives on Asian media

    28 November 2025
    Perspectives on Asian media
  • Silverstreet film review: The Hotel Bed and What’s My Name

    Review

    Silverstreet film review: The Hotel Bed and What’s My Name

    Otto Bajwa-Greenwood reviews the first films by student film production society Silver Street Productions

    26 November 2025
    Silverstreet film review: The Hotel Bed and What’s My Name
  • Reimagining the classics in Fennell's Wuthering Heights

    Opinion

    Reimagining the classics in Fennell’s Wuthering Heights

    Daniella Adetoye questions the fate of Emerald Fennell’s star-studded Wuthering Heights adaptation

    22 November 2025
    Reimagining the classics in Fennell’s Wuthering Heights
  • Remembering Diane Keaton

    Feature

    Remembering Diane Keaton

    19 November 2025
    Remembering Diane Keaton
  • You should watch Pluribus (if you can find the time)

    You should watch Pluribus (if you can find the time)

    15 November 2025
    You should watch Pluribus (if you can find the time)
  • Kirsten Tan’s journey through flm

    Interview

    Kirsten Tan’s journey through flm

    14 November 2025
    Kirsten Tan’s journey through flm
  • Kicking and Screaming's graduation anxiety, 30 years on

    Feature

    Kicking and Screaming‘s graduation anxiety, 30 years on

    14 November 2025
    Kicking and Screaming‘s graduation anxiety, 30 years on
  • I DID EVERYTHING RIGHT: in conversation with Phoebe Cleghorn 

    Interview

    I DID EVERYTHING RIGHT: in conversation with Phoebe Cleghorn 

    12 November 2025
    I DID EVERYTHING RIGHT: in conversation with Phoebe Cleghorn 
  • Past, present and future in Past Lives

    Review

    Past, present and future in Past Lives

    8 November 2025
    Past, present and future in Past Lives
  • Cambridge’s secret box of broadcasting treasures

    Feature

    Cambridge’s secret box of broadcasting treasures

    5 November 2025
    Cambridge’s secret box of broadcasting treasures
  • Is Emma Stone an alien in Bugonia?

    Is Emma Stone an alien in Bugonia?

    1 November 2025
    Is Emma Stone an alien in Bugonia?
  • Global Frames: Hong Kong

    Global Frames

    Global Frames: Hong Kong

    Hilary Lau explores how multiculturality has shaped Hong Kong cinema

    31 October 2025
    Global Frames: Hong Kong
  • Why do we love serial killers?

    Opinion

    Why do we love serial killers?

    Freya Compton investigates our attraction to crime media

    31 October 2025
    Why do we love serial killers?
  • Finding space in Cambridge for the love of filmmaking

    Interview

    Finding space in Cambridge for the love of filmmaking

    29 October 2025
    Finding space in Cambridge for the love of filmmaking
  • Forgery: A film worth framing?

    Review

    Forgery: A film worth framing?

    25 October 2025
    Forgery: A film worth framing?
  • Boo! It’s Woke!

    Opinion

    Boo! It’s Woke!

    22 October 2025
    Boo! It’s Woke!
  • Bringing film back to the silver screen

    Feature

    Bringing film back to the silver screen

    18 October 2025
    Bringing film back to the silver screen
  • Watersprite Director Maddy Gordon-Finlayson on the urgent need for creativity

    Interview

    Watersprite Director Maddy Gordon-Finlayson on the urgent need for creativity

    17 October 2025
    Watersprite Director Maddy Gordon-Finlayson on the urgent need for creativity
  • What the West can learn from Studio Ghibli 

    Opinion

    What the West can learn from Studio Ghibli 

    15 October 2025
    What the West can learn from Studio Ghibli 
  • The curious incident of The Doctor in the TARDIS

    Review

    The curious incident of The Doctor in the TARDIS

    11 October 2025
    The curious incident of The Doctor in the TARDIS
  • The politics of Highest 2 Lowest

    Commentary

    The politics of Highest 2 Lowest

    8 October 2025
    The politics of Highest 2 Lowest
  • What you might have missed this summer: A24’s Friendship

    Review

    What you might have missed this summer: A24’s Friendship

    Frida Bradbrook highlights the perfect film for those anxious to re-enter society

    4 October 2025
    What you might have missed this summer: A24’s Friendship
  • Children of Men and the Britain we were warned about

    Opinion

    Children of Men and the Britain we were warned about

    Max La Bouchardiere examines how and why Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men still feels disturbingly familiar, two decades later

    3 October 2025
    Children of Men and the Britain we were warned about
  • The (in)effectiveness of modern satire

    Opinion

    The (in)effectiveness of modern satire

    1 October 2025
    The (in)effectiveness of modern satire
  • Do war films still mean anything? 

    Opinion

    Do war films still mean anything? 

    28 September 2025
    Do war films still mean anything? 
  • Has British TV comedy still got it?

    Opinion

    Has British TV comedy still got it?

    24 September 2025
    Has British TV comedy still got it?
  • My Oxford Year is a dubious Oxford dream

    Review

    My Oxford Year is a dubious Oxford dream

    19 September 2025
    My Oxford Year is a dubious Oxford dream
  • Films for the end of summer

    Watchlist

    Films for the end of summer

    19 September 2025
    Films for the end of summer
  • How Code of Silence redefines voice

    Review

    How Code of Silence redefines voice

    13 September 2025
    How Code of Silence redefines voice
  • Everything starts with stand-up

    Opinion

    Everything starts with stand-up

    10 September 2025
    Everything starts with stand-up
  • Director David Campion on latest film Straight Through Crew

    Interview

    Director David Campion on latest film Straight Through Crew

    6 September 2025
    Director David Campion on latest film Straight Through Crew
  • Marvel’s first shaky steps back to relevancy?

    Review

    Marvel’s first shaky steps back to relevancy?

    Ollie Godkin examines how Fantastic Four: First Steps deviates from its predecessors

    3 September 2025
    Marvel’s first shaky steps back to relevancy?
  • The bond between Paddington and the Postcolonial

    Commentary

    The bond between Paddington and the Postcolonial

    Sadia Batool discusses how the beloved British emblem explores themes of displacement, immigration, and imperialism

    30 August 2025
    The bond between Paddington and the Postcolonial
  • Finding home in When Life Gives You Tangerines

    Review

    Finding home in When Life Gives You Tangerines

    29 August 2025
    Finding home in When Life Gives You Tangerines
  • The suitcase cinema

    Watchlist

    The suitcase cinema

    23 August 2025
    The suitcase cinema
  • The accidental politics of Superman

    Review

    The accidental politics of Superman

    20 August 2025
    The accidental politics of Superman
  • The Eddington disconnect

    Review

    The Eddington disconnect

    16 August 2025
    The Eddington disconnect
  • The plight of live-action

    Opinion

    The plight of live-action

    13 August 2025
    The plight of live-action
  • Horror’s new narrative: Behind the scenes of Oxpecker

    Interview

    Horror’s new narrative: Behind the scenes of Oxpecker

    9 August 2025
    Horror’s new narrative: Behind the scenes of Oxpecker
  • The nostalgic properties of the summery childhood films are surprisingly healing

    Opinion

    The nostalgic properties of the summery childhood films are surprisingly healing

    6 August 2025
    The nostalgic properties of the summery childhood films are surprisingly healing
  • With Gaslight, Shaira Berg tackles an uncomfortably present issue 

    Interview

    With Gaslight, Shaira Berg tackles an uncomfortably present issue 

    2 August 2025
    With Gaslight, Shaira Berg tackles an uncomfortably present issue 
  • Life is a highway? Three films about the transformative properties of an open road

    Watchlist

    Life is a highway? Three films about the transformative properties of an open road

    Ruby Randall embraces the transience of the summer with these travelling recommendations 

    30 July 2025
    Life is a highway? Three films about the transformative properties of an open road
  • HBO’S Harry Potter will unfortunately succeed – but what will this mean a decade from now?

    Opinion

    HBO’S Harry Potter will unfortunately succeed – but what will this mean a decade from now?

    Josh Pritchard reflects on the beginnings of HBO’s Harry Potter reboot 

    26 July 2025
    HBO’S Harry Potter will unfortunately succeed – but what will this mean a decade from now?
  • Reanimating a franchise with 28 Years Later

    Review

    Reanimating a franchise with 28 Years Later

    22 July 2025
    Reanimating a franchise with 28 Years Later
  • Should Spielberg stop beating the dinosaur-shaped horse? 

    Review

    Should Spielberg stop beating the dinosaur-shaped horse? 

    19 July 2025
    Should Spielberg stop beating the dinosaur-shaped horse? 
  • Global Frames: Russia and the USSR

    Global Frames

    Global Frames: Russia and the USSR

    16 July 2025
    Global Frames: Russia and the USSR
  • The Spoons-to-Picturehouse pipeline

    Feature

    The Spoons-to-Picturehouse pipeline

    12 July 2025
    The Spoons-to-Picturehouse pipeline
  • How I learned to stop worrying and start loving trash

    Opinion

    How I learned to stop worrying and start loving trash

    9 July 2025
    How I learned to stop worrying and start loving trash
  • After Hours and the art of a Cambridge night out 

    Review

    After Hours and the art of a Cambridge night out 

    5 July 2025
    After Hours and the art of a Cambridge night out 
  • Get the medicine drug! Exploring the resurgence of House MD

    Opinion

    Get the medicine drug! Exploring the resurgence of House MD

    2 July 2025
    Get the medicine drug! Exploring the resurgence of House MD
  • Documenting the resistance of the people of Urukurenda

    Feature

    Documenting the resistance of the people of Urukurenda

    28 June 2025
    Documenting the resistance of the people of Urukurenda
  • Need some downtime in May Week? We've got the watchlist for you!

    Watchlist

    Need some downtime in May Week? We’ve got the watchlist for you!

    Daisy Simpson gives five lesser-recommended films to watch in the first post-exam flush of summer

    25 June 2025
    Need some downtime in May Week? We’ve got the watchlist for you!
  • A beginner's guide to French New Wave

    Watchlist

    A beginner’s guide to French New Wave

    Amanda Ljungberg guides you through the New Wave landscape

    21 June 2025
    A beginner’s guide to French New Wave
  • Hello, You, it's time to wake up 

    Review

    Hello, You, it’s time to wake up 

    18 June 2025
    Hello, You, it’s time to wake up 
  • Five films for Pride Month

    Watchlist

    Five films for Pride Month

    14 June 2025
    Five films for Pride Month
  • Life behind the (student) lens

    Feature

    Life behind the (student) lens

    13 June 2025
    Life behind the (student) lens
  • Hollywood has stopped dreaming

    Opinion

    Hollywood has stopped dreaming

    11 June 2025
    Hollywood has stopped dreaming
  • Global Frames: Brazil

    Global Frames

    Global Frames: Brazil

    7 June 2025
    Global Frames: Brazil
  • One season TV shows you can commit to

    Watchlist

    One season TV shows you can commit to

    4 June 2025
    One season TV shows you can commit to
  • Sinners is not another vampire movie

    Review

    Sinners is not another vampire movie

    31 May 2025
    Sinners is not another vampire movie
  • Meet the minds behind Eating Oysters 

    Interview

    Meet the minds behind Eating Oysters 

    28 May 2025
    Meet the minds behind Eating Oysters 
  • Nitpicking HBO's The Last of Us 

    Review

    Nitpicking HBO’s The Last of Us 

    Jacob Smith asks whether the latest season of The Last of Us lives up to the game 

    24 May 2025
    Nitpicking HBO’s The Last of Us 
  • What can Good Will Hunting teach us now?

    Review

    What can Good Will Hunting teach us now?

    Daisy Simpson revisits Good Will Hunting almost thirty years after its release to find out what it can teach us now

    21 May 2025
    What can Good Will Hunting teach us now?
  • The White Lotus is a trip (and a stumble)

    Review

    The White Lotus is a trip (and a stumble)

    17 May 2025
    The White Lotus is a trip (and a stumble)
  • Deadline, daydreams, and Black Mirror 

    Feature

    Deadline, daydreams, and Black Mirror 

    14 May 2025
    Deadline, daydreams, and Black Mirror 
  • Reality wins more Oscars than fiction

    Opinion

    Reality wins more Oscars than fiction

    10 May 2025
    Reality wins more Oscars than fiction
  • The politicisation of film and TV

    Feature

    The politicisation of film and TV

    8 May 2025
    The politicisation of film and TV
  • Sebastian’s take on sex work is shallow

    Review

    Sebastian’s take on sex work is shallow

    3 May 2025
    Sebastian’s take on sex work is shallow
  • The cost of the silver screen

    Feature

    The cost of the silver screen

    30 April 2025
    The cost of the silver screen
  • Global Frames: Iran

    global frames

    Global Frames: Iran

    25 April 2025
    Global Frames: Iran
  • In defense of the rewatch 

    Opinion

    In defense of the rewatch 

    25 April 2025
    In defense of the rewatch 
  • Investing in the antihero

    Opinion

    Investing in the antihero

    Daisy Simpson explores why a TV cad like Tony Soprano is so subversively likable

    23 April 2025
    Investing in the antihero
  • Introducing Sofia Coppola

    list

    Introducing Sofia Coppola

    Ruby Randall shares three films that are the perfect introduction to the work of director Sofia Coppola 

    19 April 2025
    Introducing Sofia Coppola
  • Global Frames: Germany

    global frames

    Global Frames: Germany

    12 April 2025
    Global Frames: Germany
  • Why is romance subplot in The Hunger Games so important? 

    Opinion

    Why is romance subplot in The Hunger Games so important? 

    9 April 2025
    Why is romance subplot in The Hunger Games so important? 
  • Adolescence: understanding the manosphere

    Review

    Adolescence: understanding the manosphere

    5 April 2025
    Adolescence: understanding the manosphere
  • Is Mickey 17 cursed by the follow-up film slump? 

    Review

    Is Mickey 17 cursed by the follow-up film slump? 

    2 April 2025
    Is Mickey 17 cursed by the follow-up film slump? 
  • How I stopped watching disaster films and learned to love the planet

    Opinion

    How I stopped watching disaster films and learned to love the planet

    29 March 2025
    How I stopped watching disaster films and learned to love the planet
  • Gene Hackman: A selective retrospective 

    Feature

    Gene Hackman: A selective retrospective 

    26 March 2025
    Gene Hackman: A selective retrospective 
  • I'm Still Here: the power of motherhood

    Review

    I’m Still Here: the power of motherhood

    20 March 2025
    I’m Still Here: the power of motherhood
  • A case study in regional neglect

    Review

    A case study in regional neglect

    15 March 2025
    A case study in regional neglect
  • Amazon's Bond takeover is a worrying sign of the times

    opinion

    Amazon’s Bond takeover is a worrying sign of the times

    Daisy Simpson fears that Amazon’s Bond takeover might be a sign of something darker 

    12 March 2025
    Amazon’s Bond takeover is a worrying sign of the times
  • Is Hard Truths  Mike Leigh’s hardest watch yet?

    Review

    Is Hard Truths Mike Leigh’s hardest watch yet?

    Tom Rowe reviews Mike Leigh’s latest feature

    8 March 2025
    Is Hard Truths Mike Leigh’s hardest watch yet?
  • Delay that deadline for just One Day 

    Review

    Delay that deadline for just One Day 

    7 March 2025
    Delay that deadline for just One Day 
  • Why I'm worried about the White Lotus effect

    Opinion

    Why I’m worried about the White Lotus effect

    7 March 2025
    Why I’m worried about the White Lotus effect
  • Too bright for Bollywood, too close to home

    review

    Too bright for Bollywood, too close to home

    5 March 2025
    Too bright for Bollywood, too close to home
  • What's wrong with elevated horror?

    Opinion

    What’s wrong with elevated horror?

    1 March 2025
    What’s wrong with elevated horror?
  • Watchlist: keeping love in the air

    watchlist

    Watchlist: keeping love in the air

    26 February 2025
    Watchlist: keeping love in the air
  • Global Frames: Australia

    global frames

    Global Frames: Australia

    22 February 2025
    Global Frames: Australia
  • The queer masterpiece you've never seen 

    Interview

    The queer masterpiece you’ve never seen 

    21 February 2025
    The queer masterpiece you’ve never seen 
  • Global Frames: France

    List

    Global Frames: France

    21 February 2025
    Global Frames: France
  • How a ‘gringo’ film birthed a social movement

    Review

    How a ‘gringo’ film birthed a social movement

    Inês Goes-Marlière reflects on Emilia Pérez’s fall from grace

    19 February 2025
    How a ‘gringo’ film birthed a social movement
  • The best and worst of TV couples 

    The best and worst of TV couples 

    Ellie Smith gives us the rundown on the sickliest and sweetest couples that have graced our TV screens 

    15 February 2025
    The best and worst of TV couples 
  • Nickel Boys is radical cinematic poetry

    Review

    Nickel Boys is radical cinematic poetry

    12 February 2025
    Nickel Boys is radical cinematic poetry
  • Babygirl: a timid take on BDSM

    Review

    Babygirl: a timid take on BDSM

    8 February 2025
    Babygirl: a timid take on BDSM
  • Global Frames: China

    global frames

    Global Frames: China

    7 February 2025
    Global Frames: China
  • Beast Games: a dystopic showcase of precarity

    Opinion

    Beast Games: a dystopic showcase of precarity

    7 February 2025
    Beast Games: a dystopic showcase of precarity
  • Nosferatu: A symphony of allegorical horror

    Review

    Nosferatu: A symphony of allegorical horror

    5 February 2025
    Nosferatu: A symphony of allegorical horror
  • Could the fan edit replace the traditional film trailer?

    Could the fan edit replace the traditional film trailer?

    1 February 2025
    Could the fan edit replace the traditional film trailer?
  • Severance is scarily familiar 

    Severance is scarily familiar 

    29 January 2025
    Severance is scarily familiar 
  • The Brutalist is an empty statement

    Review

    The Brutalist is an empty statement

    25 January 2025
    The Brutalist is an empty statement
  • The modern horror film takes itself too seriously 

    Opinion

    The modern horror film takes itself too seriously 

    Daisy Simpson asks why Gen Z are saying ‘no thanks’ to modern horror films

    24 January 2025
    The modern horror film takes itself too seriously 
  • Global Frames: Ireland

    Watchlist

    Global Frames: Ireland

    In the fourth edition of Global Frames, Maddie Robertson explores Irish cinema

    24 January 2025
    Global Frames: Ireland
  • Daniella DeVinter on Unwell Woman

    Interview

    Daniella DeVinter on Unwell Woman

    22 January 2025
    Daniella DeVinter on Unwell Woman
  • A Complete Unknown is refreshingly self-contained

    Review

    A Complete Unknown is refreshingly self-contained

    18 January 2025
    A Complete Unknown is refreshingly self-contained
  • Why audio-fiction is so rewarding and where to start

    List

    Why audio-fiction is so rewarding and where to start

    15 January 2025
    Why audio-fiction is so rewarding and where to start
  • The Seed of the Sacred Fig: a harrowingly important watch

    Review

    The Seed of the Sacred Fig: a harrowingly important watch

    11 January 2025
    The Seed of the Sacred Fig: a harrowingly important watch
  • Squid Game season 2: an entertaining but uninspired sequel

    Review

    Squid Game season 2: an entertaining but uninspired sequel

    8 January 2025
    Squid Game season 2: an entertaining but uninspired sequel
  • A family-friendly watchlist

    Watchlist

    A family-friendly watchlist

    4 January 2025
    A family-friendly watchlist
  • 2024's best movies

    Watchlist

    2024′s best movies

    28 December 2024
    2024′s best movies
  • The death of the mainstream courtroom drama 

    Opinion

    The death of the mainstream courtroom drama 

    25 December 2024
    The death of the mainstream courtroom drama 

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