Posts by Esmé Holden

Out of Place at the Locarno Film Festival

By Esmé Holden

Esmé Holden offers a heartfelt reflection on the highs and lows of her first time attending the Locarno Film Festival.

Orlando, My Political Biography review – a dive into the collective trans consciousness

By Esmé Holden

Spanish philosopher Paul B Preciado makes his feature documentary debut with an innovative homage to Virginia Woolf's seminal 1928 novel.

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Jane Schoenbrun: ‘I think of film as a medium that is going to disappear eventually’

By Esmé Holden

The filmmaker reflects on her sophomore feature film, I Saw the TV Glow, in which two teenage outsiders find comfort in a mysterious television series.

La Chimera review – shows new ways a movie can be

By Esmé Holden

Alice Rohrwacher creates a magical fairytale about a group of tomb raiders, anchored by a soulful performance from Josh O'Connor.

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Another Brick in the Wall: The Lego Movie at 10

By Esmé Holden

A decade on from its lucrative release, Lord and Miller's animated comedy reveals an enduring obsession with a narrow view of artistic and personal individuality and freedom.

The Beautiful and the Pointless

By Esmé Holden

If sex scenes, or any other type of scene, don’t need to serve the plot, do they need to serve anything at all?

A journey through the past at Il Cinema Ritrovato

By Esmé Holden

What can a film festival dedicated to the screening of older cinema tell us about the present state of audience engagement with movie watching?

The problem with Blue is the Warmest Colour

By Esmé Holden

A decade since Abdellatif Kechiche's film made history at the Cannes Film Festival, its legacy is a troubling one.

Why I love the queerness of Bugs Bunny

By Esmé Holden

Looney Tunes' iconic rabbit hero might not have been considered a queer icon during his hey day, but with hindsight he takes on a new meaning.

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