“This is the Biggest Programme We’ve Ever Done” Widescreen Weekend 2025: Rebecca Hill Interview
Bradford is the 2025 City of Culture. What does that mean for the festival this year? It means that we’ve been able to push the...
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Christopher Nolan is a Coward, James Cameron is Right!
James Cameron has announced that his film “Ghosts of Hiroshima” will not shy away from the harsh truth that dropping nuclear weapons on civilians was...
‘Pavements’ Review: The Last Music Biopic
How do you make a movie about a band whose entire reputation was built on being uncommercial? The indie rock band might have sold out...
“Film has Such Powerful Political Possibilities”: Invisible Women Curator Rachel Pronger Interview
I spoke with writer and curator Rachel Pronger from feminist archive film collective Invisible Women about their upcoming season of coming-of-age films directed by women...
“It Makes You Uncomfortable in Different Ways”: Dr Christina Brennan on The Vanishing
Can you tell me about your first experience seeing The Vanishing? I was first aware of the film when I was very young. I caught...
BFI FLARE 2025: The Wedding Banquet
In this remake of Ang Lee’s 1993 film, gay couple Lee (Lily Gladston) and Angela (Kelly Marie Tran) are struggling to conceive a child through...
BFI FLARE 2025: Dreams in Nightmares Review
Z (Denée Benton) has been made redundant from her job, a decision that is likely racially motivated. Consoling herself with her polyamorous relationship and the...
BFI FLARE 2025: Night Stage Review
What is the price of success? Gabriel Faryas plays Matias, an aspiring actor who is concerned he lacks the natural charisma to make it in...
Jen and the Widescreen Critic 2024
It’s the most wonderful time of year again! …no, not that one…or that one…Ok, you can stop guessing; it’s Widescreen Weekend! A brilliant celebration of...
Widescreen Weekend: Rebecca Hill, Lead Programmer Interview
It seems to have been a very busy year since last we spoke, including the closure of the Pictureville, until recently. Can you tell me...