LFF 2026: Marie Madeline Review- The Struggle Between Faith and Desire ★★★.5

This film review contains spoilers Marie Madeline was my first watch at BFI London Film Festival 2026, and it did not disappoint. Director, writer and producer Gessica Généus stars in the titular role of Marie. The story follows the unlikely friendship between a sex worker and a dedicated preacher’s son, Joseph, in Jacmel, Haiti. The […]

Faces of Death Review – A Meta Reimagining of the 1970s Cult Classic ★★★

Spoilers for the movie (and Scream 4) The other day I saw a TikTok where someone said “all roads of modern horror lead back to Scream 4”. This aphorism can be said about Daniel Goldhaber and Isa Mazzei’s 2026 reimagining of the 70s cult classic Faces of Death. The original is a sort of documentary […]

Celebrating Black Queer Cinema

During February, we celebrate LGBT+ History Month here in the UK and also Black History Month in the US. To celebrate the convergence of these two events, I wanted to recommend some queer Black movies for you to indulge in. Hopefully, some of these will be new discoveries. #1 Moonlight (2016) – Directed by Barry […]

From addiction to the Male Gaze – analysing the various cannibalistic metaphors in film.

*Content Warning: This essay discusses cannibalism, addiction and references gore Like many people I’m always intrigued by what a film is trying to get at, what the writer and director are trying to tell me. During halloween season I watched quite a few movies where cannibalism was involved and it was very intriguing how this […]