Film
What ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ have in common
Or; why the master's tools will never dismantle the master's house.
Written by: Ben Smoke
The homeless couple who fell in love in the shadow of Silicon Valley
Irish photographer and director Niall O’Brien captures a relationship blossoming amongst poverty and deprivation.
Written by: Josh Jones
How the most iconic album art of the 70s was made on a shoestring budget
A new film by Anton Corbijn explores the creative legacy of Aubrey Powell and Storm Thorgerson, the go-to designers for Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and more.
Written by: Zoe Whitfield
Meet the DIY girl gang taking downhill skating to new heights
With the release of a new film about their quest to shred the Pontiac Mountains, we spoke with world-ranking skateboarder Jenny Schauerte about the fearless group of thrill-seekers who call themselves the Woolf Women.
Written by: Zoya Raza-Sheikh
Fatal Attraction's 'bunny boiler' was never the villain
The reboot of Adrian Lyne’s 1987 blockbuster is pop culture’s latest attempt at reframing the ‘crazy woman’ narrative, but does it play into the same toxic tropes?
Written by: Anna Bogutskaya
The artist who predicted social media in the '70s
A new documentary from Amanda Kim explores the life and work of Nam June Paik, the 'father of video art’ whose ideas about global connectivity and mass media are relevant now more than ever.
Written by: Zoe Whitfield
The film exposing decades of police brutality
We talk to filmmaker Sierra Pettengill about her new documentary 'Riotsville, U.S.A', which explores the 1967 summer of uprisings, the devastating aftermath, and the decisions that set the country on the path it’s on today.
Written by: Ben Smoke
Inside the world of football’s unsung heroes: the referees
To mark the release of a new documentary following a diverse group of grassroots match officials in the UK, we spoke to two of its featured voices: aspirational family man Nigel Owen, and Lucy Clark, the world’s first openly trans referee and founder of all-trans football club TRUK United.
Written by: Jake Hall
Queer people grow old, too
From social clubs and custom painted vans to bathhouses and retirement communities, more and more filmmakers and photographers are showing what life actually looks like for LGBTQ+ elders.
Written by: Jake Hall
Why struggling dads are dominating awards season
From Charlotte Wells' 'Aftersun' to Florian Zeller's 'The Son', a new wave of films are using fatherhood to bring men's mental health into focus.
Written by: Miriam Balanescu