Film
Mica Levi’s wild soundscapes are reshaping film scores
Chopped and screwed — Whether making pioneering art-pop or composing Oscar-nominated scores, the British artist has one rule: disrupt. With a haunting new composition for a feverish new film, she’s back doing what she does best – smashing boundaries, breaking new ground.
Written by: Dhruva Balram
Lee-Ann Curren on the magic of music and surf
In partnership with LSFF — The French surfer and musician talks about her latest role as jury president for this year’s London Surf Film Festival.
Written by: Demi Taylor
What Netflix did next: time travel & hot Sam Rockwell
Are you still watching? — Writer Megan Nolan bravely ventures into Netflix’s new releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is even worth our time anymore. This week, it’s In The Shadow of the Moon (bloated, muddled) and Mr Right (Sam Rockwell, hot).
Written by: Megan Nolan
Huck: The Utopia Issue
Out now! — Our new issue’s about bolder, brighter worlds – built by people sick of the status quo.
Written by: Huck
Five decades into their career, Sparks are still flying
The Number One Band in Heaven — With two albums and two film projects on the way, the Mael Brothers are proving that five decades into their careers the best may still be ahead of them.
Written by: Jeremy Allen
The Sundance breakout taking on gentrification
Tales of the city — Ahead of its UK release, the team behind The Last Black Man In San Francisco explain how they made this year’s indie breakout – a story about friendship, solitude and displacement.
Written by: Josh Slater-Williams
What Netflix did next: the desperate plight of the tall girl
Are you still watching? — Writer Megan Nolan bravely ventures into Netflix’s new releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is even worth our time anymore. This week, it’s two subpar romcoms: Tall Girl and Back To School.
Written by: Megan Nolan
The film exploring masculinity and black British identity
The Last Tree — Shola Amoo’s second film follows a Nigerian-British foster child as he moves from the countryside to the city. To mark its release, the director and star Sam Adewunmi discuss their own experiences navigating identity and location.
Written by: Kambole Campbell
How ’70s France fell in love with electronic music
Shock of the future — Nouvelle Vague frontman Marc Collin makes his directorial debut with The Shock Of Future: a filmic homage to the power of electronic music.
Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray
John Waters: life lessons from the Prince Of Puke
A filthy mind — The renegade filmmaker on embracing weirdness, breaking taboos and taking acid in your seventies.
Written by: Cian Traynor