Contributor Soma Ghosh

When is a not queer film queer?

by Soma Ghosh

Whether it’s films produced under the constrictions of the Hays Code or hetero romance that lifts from gay culture, there’s a whole canon of cinema which has been embraced by queer cinephiles.

Festivals

Chasing Chasing Amy – first-look review

by Soma Ghosh

Sav Rodgers weaves personal and pop culture history together as he unpacks the legacy of Kevin Smith’s 1997 romantic comedy.

Interviews

Nida Manzoor: ‘As South Asian women, we don’t get to rage’

by Soma Ghosh

The writer-director behind the furious, hilarious Polite Society explains how her teenage years inspired her to create a coming-of-age action-comedy for the ages.

Reviews

The Blue Trail review – a winding and creative dystopian drama

The Wizard of the Kremlin review – ludicrous and self-aware, with Jude Law as young Putin

Rebuilding review – pleasant to a fault

The Stranger review – filmed like a laconic, monochrome perfume ad

California Schemin' review – a predictable and soft-edged music biog

You, Me & Tuscany review – mamma mia...

Features

Cannes 2026 announces its sidebar line-ups

Jarmusch Special | Father Mother Sister Brother

The 2026 Cannes Film Festival line-up is here!

The liminality of All The President's Men

Jim Jarmusch: Song & Dance Man

The Drama | Fuze | Hell Or High Water (2016)

Contributor Soma Ghosh

When is a not queer film queer?

Chasing Chasing Amy – first-look review

Nida Manzoor: ‘As South Asian women, we don’t get to rage’