The Quiet Power of Isla Badenoch’s The Elvermen At Sheffield DocFest Lydia Rostant June 6, 2021 Features, Independent, Interview In Isla Badenoch’s The Elvermen, fish are the size of men and men are of mythical proportions. The film (which premiered on June 5, 2021 at Sheffield DocFest), was shot in a narrow window of time, between...
Olympia Dukakis: The Older Woman’s Older Woman Alex Goldstein May 3, 2021 Analysis, Features, One Off “I always played older,” Olympia Dukakis once told the New York Times. “I think it was the voice.” From 40 years old, Dukakis was playing mothers of grown children and elder stateswomen - and...
Sisters With Transistors – Review Sophie Maxwell April 23, 2021 Reviews This film was previously reviewed in June 2020 as part of Sheffield Doc/Fest. Lisa Rovner explores women’s work in electronic music in her feature documentary debut Sisters With Transistors. The film is...
Is Captain Marvel Here to Save Women in Film? Alex Goldstein March 5, 2019 Features, One Off, Opinion It’s a big ask, being brought back from the past to save half the universe from a Mad Titan. As if that wasn't enough, the woman behind Captain Marvel is flexing her own muscles to drive change for women...
Scene Stealers: Andrea Riseborough in The Death of Stalin Rachel Brook November 23, 2017 Analysis, Features, Scene Stealers Andrea Riseborough is having a bit of a moment. Of course she’s not exactly a newcomer to success or critical acclaim. Still, the almost simultaneous releases of The Death of Stalin and Battle of the Sexes...
