*WARNING: spoilers for those who haven’t seen the film yet!* Based on the real life experiences of journalist Sarfraz Manzoor, Gurindher Chadha’s latest film is set in 1987 in Luton and ‘milk snatcher’ Margaret Thatcher is Prime Minister of the UK. Raised in a traditional Pakistani household, sixteen year old Javed Khan (played by Viveik […]
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Film Review: The Hate U Give (2018)
The Hate U Give, is a new addition to the cinematic documentation of police brutality in the USA. Starr Carter (Amandla Stenberg) finds her world flipped upside down when she witnesses the murder of her childhood friend Khalil (Algee Smith) by a white police officer. Throughout the film Starr navigates the responsibility that comes with […]
Review: The Watermelon Woman (1996) – 20th Anniversary Restored
The Watermelon Woman is a cult classic film amongst the LGBT+ community. A landmark film directed, written, edited and starring Cheryl Duyne, The Watermelon Woman was the first feature film directed by a black lesbian. The stimulating and open-hearted film follows Cheryl back in 1993 on her quest to make a film about a black actress playing the […]