Film
‘You’ve got to be optimistic, we’re all going to die anyway’
Alia Shawkat in conversation — The star of Search Party and Arrested Development talks about her new role – a hedonistic free-spirit fuelled by heavy drinking and cocaine use – in Sophie Hyde’s Animals.
Written by: Benjamin Cook
How this Syrian filmmaker captured war first-hand
For Sama — When civil war broke out in Syria, Waad Al-Kateab picked up the camera – and didn’t put it down. The resulting documentary, co-directed with Edward Watts, humanises a conflict most of us only know through statistics.
Written by: Katie Goh
A deep dive into the northern voguing scene
Lost in music — Vogue was synonymous with the gay clubs of ’80s New York, but it’s now in the midst of an unlikely renaissance in the North of England. A new documentary explores why.
Written by: Hannah Clugston
R. Stevie Moore is the greatest musician you’ve never heard of
A second youth — The ‘hermit’ musician, who has long been admired among industry insiders, has produced and released over 400 albums from inside his bedroom. Now, thanks to a new documentary, the 67-year-old’s star is finally on the rise.
Written by: Hannah Clugston
Body language: the films of Bronwen Parker-Rhodes
Intimate docs — Bronwen Parker-Rhodes’ films and photography are loaded with physicality. Drawing from her experience as an erotic dancer, she believes that nothing communicates with more power than our unspoken connections.
Written by: Katie Goh
The radical queer activist who shook up Chilean society
Being Lemebel — Pedro Lemebel was an artist, writer and pioneering figure in Latin America’s LGBTQ movement. Four years after his death, a new film shines a light on his remarkable life.
Written by: Jake Hall
What Netflix did next: Keanu Reeves & Dallas on speed
Are you still watching? — Writer Megan Nolan bravely ventures into the latest Netflix Original releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is even worth our time anymore. This week, it’s best-ever rom-com Always Be My Maybe and the farcical What/If.
Written by: Megan Nolan
Why opera’s ultimate outsider is out for revenge
Shunned by the industry — Siv Wennberg was applauded for her spectacular vocals – but her outspoken nature clashed with the ‘highbrow’ ideals of the industry, and she was shunned. Now a new film is finally spotlighting her story.
Written by: Hannah Clugston
Behind the scenes of PJ Harvey’s new documentary
A dog called money — Photographer Seamus Murphy talks through his new film, A Dog Called Money – an intimate portrait of the artist and her creative process.
Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray
Johnny & Jehnny on scoring the life of Chelsea Manning
‘We were living with her’ — Savages frontwoman Jehnny Beth and collaborator Johnny Hostile talk loneliness, anxiety and their latest project, XY Chelsea.
Written by: Jeremy Allen