BFI Flare 2025
'The Wedding Banquet': an unlikely pair
Umnia dissects the 90's remake, and how it isn't just the couples that may at times be mismatched within it.
Umnia El-Neil
Umnia El-Neil is a British-Sudanese artist and professional pop culture fan.
Film
Materialists: The Tides have Turned
Ma'am, he's literally Rich!Pedro Pascal.
Festivals
The Astronaut Lovers, and the Lost Interview with Marco Berger
A magical Rom-Com, and (thanks to technical difficulties) an interview you will simply have to take my word for...
Music
Pop is so good right now. Why?
A lot of people are citing the return to recession pop as the scary factor, but I say, dear reader, that the return to slightly off-key synths and cassette sounds should be far scarier.
The Case
The case for Gen Z’s Sex Scene Repulsion
There are methods to our madness.
Film
Flow
A masterful dialogue-less story on par with the most devastating Pixar fare you can imagine.
Festivals
BFI Flare Dream Team: Most Anticip-...
...ated! (Because we think these films will EAT!)
Letter from the Editor
A Re-Introduction.
Hello, Aficionados.
Film
8 Films we think will dominate 2025
Come get your bets in early for bragging rights in December!
Festivals
Preview: BFI Flare 2025
Our top picks coming to one of the coolest festivals on the calendar...
Trophy Case
The Importance of Being Ncuti
I mean...Earnest!
Trophy Case
I’m Still Here (TikTok Review)
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