Posts by Katie Goh

At Sheffield Doc/Fest, filmmakers reflect on the war in Ukraine

By Katie Goh

The challenges and ethics of showing life in an active conflict zone were a key theme of the festival's 2022 edition.

George MacKay: ‘I find the development of morality fascinating’

By Katie Goh

One of the UK’s most promising young actors reveals how contemporary politics influenced his role in Munich: The Edge of War.

10 independent gems from the BFI London Film Festival 2021

By Katie Goh

A selection of our favourite under-the-radar highlights from this year’s LFF to add to your viewing calendar.

A new documentary explores Scotland’s climate crisis history

By Katie Goh

With Living Proof: A Climate Story, director Dr Emily Munro hopes to inspire change by looking to the past.

The Deer King

By Katie Goh

Studio Ghibli alums Masashi Ando and Masayuki Miyaji channels Princess Mononoke in their visually striking “medical fantasy”.

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Prince of Muck

By Katie Goh

Cindy Jansen’s intriguing documentary chronicles one man’s life on one of Scotland’s most remote islands.

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This new documentary is Afghanistan’s answer to Boyhood

By Katie Goh

My Childhood, My Country sees filmmaker Phil Grabsky and journalist Shoaib Sharifi capture a young man’s life.

Uprising is an urgent, emotional account of a national tragedy

By Katie Goh

Steve McQueen and James Rogan’s three-part docuseries examines three pivotal events from 1981.

The World to Come

By Katie Goh

Katherine Waterston and Vanessa Kirby forge a connection on the American frontier in Mona Fastvold’s period romance.

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A new film explores the history of queer women on television

By Katie Goh

Gabrielle Zilkha’s documentary Queering the Script looks at how fans have fought for more diverse representation.

Proxima

By Katie Goh

Director Alice Winocour and star Eva Green deliver a moving addition to the parent-in-space genre.

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How to Build a Girl

By Katie Goh

Beanie Feldstein brings bags of charm to this deft adaptation of Caitlin Moran’s coming-of-age novel.

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Why it’s time to revisit this landmark British LGBTQ+ drama

By Katie Goh

Ron Peck’s Nighthawks survives as much more than a historical document of gay life in a bygone era.

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

By Katie Goh

Céline Sciamma’s sumptuous, quietly radical 18th century love story is one of the year’s very best.

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Harriet

By Katie Goh

This origin story of an American hero, starring Cynthia Erivo, is rendered as a bland adventure yarn.

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Harriet – first look review

By Katie Goh

Cynthia Erivo is superb in this otherwise sketchy and underpowered biopic of rebel slave, Harriet Tubman.

How to Build a Girl – first look review

By Katie Goh

This nifty adaptation of Caitlin Moran’s 2014 bestseller boasts a charming central turn by Beanie Feldstein.

Proxima – first look review

By Katie Goh

Eva Green is an astronaut preparing to leave her young daughter for a year-long mission in Alice Winocour's emotional fourth feature.

A new film challenges Hollywood to close the gender gap

By Katie Goh

This Changes Everything asks why things aren’t improving for women in the film industry.

Boyz in the Wood – first look review

By Katie Goh

Four school friends hit the Scottish Highlands in first-time writer/director Ninian Doff’s offbeat adventure.

Elizabeth Sankey on deconstructing the rom-com

By Katie Goh

The musician-turned-filmmaker explores the history of the genre in her insightful debut, Romantic Comedy.

A new documentary tells the story of lesbians on screen

By Katie Goh

Dykes, Camera, Action! features first-hand accounts from Barbara Hammer and Desiree Akhavan.

The enduring legacy of Claudia Weill’s Girlfriends

By Katie Goh

This overlooked classic pioneered an entire subgenre of films about women living in the big city.

Why the future is not female in science fiction cinema

By Katie Goh

Films like Blade Runner 2049 project male fantasies by placing women in roles of domestic servitude.

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