‘My Eternal Summer’ Review: Sylvia Le Fanu’s Debut Feature is an Intimate and Contemplative Tearjerker | London Film Festival
The Danish poet and philosopher N.F.S. Grundtvig is quoted fleetingly in My Eternal Summer. A father recites Grundtvig to his daughter, paraphrasing: “Love will never... Read More
Emily Maskell
Emily Maskell is a film critic and culture writer from the UK. She has written for BBC Culture, GQ, W Mag, Teen Vogue, and more. She is the author of Icons of Cinema: Baz Luhrmann. You can follow Emily on Twitter: @EmMaskell
‘Blue Jean’ review: Georgia Oakley’s searing feature debut is a remarkably poignant British drama of the viciously homophobic Thatcher era [A] | LFF
It’s 1988 in Tyneside, North East England, and Margaret Thatcher has been Prime Minister for a year when the conservative government enacts Section 28, a... Read More
‘Three Months’ review: Troye Sivan’s return to acting is in a coming of age movie with real potential [Grade: B-]
Three brutally slow, painfully lethargic months is how long Caleb (a flourishing Troye Sivan), the young Jewish man at the heart of this coming-of-age movie,... Read More
Sundance Review: James Ponsoldt’s ‘Summering’ is an adventurously fanciful but cold tale of childhood [Grade: C]
It begins with a scene akin to a horror film when the protagonist faces the worst nemesis. Three girls are sitting in a bathtub huddled... Read More
Sundance Review: ‘Sirens’ follows Lebanon’s first all-woman metal band screaming their way to success [Grade: B]
Slave to Sirens only exists at nightfall. When the sun dips over the horizon, Lebanon’s first all-woman metal band emerges from their daytime existence to... Read More
Sundance Review: Isabel Bethencourt and Parker Hill’s candid doc ‘Cusp’ intuitively captures modern American girlhood
Cusp is a striking portrait of female adolescence. The documentary is a candid exploration of the reality of girlhood from debut feature filmmakers Isabel Bethencourt... Read More
Film Review: ‘March For Dignity’ doc powerfully explores the bravery of Tbilisi Pride
In James Eames’ pertinent documentary, the rumbles of a revolution begin to reverberate. It begins in the subdued streets of Tbilisi, where a quiet game... Read More
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