Contributor Katie Goh

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In Praise Of

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Ron Peck’s Nighthawks survives as much more than a historical document of gay life in a bygone era.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

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.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Harriet

by Katie Goh

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

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Harriet – first look review

by Katie Goh

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

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.
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Festivals

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.
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Festivals

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.
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Festivals

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.
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Festivals

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.
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Queer Cinema

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.

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