All articles by Thomas Flew
Turning Red successfully tackles teen issues with its infectious, giddy humour
Pixar explores themes of puberty and menstruation in this endearing Noughties-set story about a 13-year-old girl who spontaneously transforms into a big red panda.
By Thomas Flew
Mark Cousins announces new film, My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
By Thomas Flew
The Sky Is Everywhere is Josephine Decker’s take on teen romance
By Thomas Flew
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy documentary charts the rapper’s rise to fame using rarely-seen footage
By Thomas Flew
Luca Guadagnino on the future of film
By Thomas Flew
Cryptozoo tells a simple tale of good versus evil through an animated world of mythical creatures
By Thomas Flew
Luca takes a fish out of water for a summer holiday
By Thomas Flew
Servants takes up the fight to separate church from Czechoslovak state
By Thomas Flew
Palm Springs gives a passing tweak to the infinite time loop movie
By Thomas Flew
By us, about us, for all: why films by trans people matter for everyone
By Thomas Flew
Let there be projector light: 80 films that take us inside cinemas
By Thomas Flew
The most anticipated films of 2021
By Thomas Flew, Devika Girish and others
The Twentieth Century tells a bastardised history of Canadian politics
By Thomas Flew
One for the Road: a stylish but superficial Thai road trip
By Thomas Flew
Human Factors: a tense, puzzling family drama
By Thomas Flew
Luzzu: an earnest, neorealistic Maltese fishing drama
By Thomas Flew
The Pink Cloud: an inadvertently true-to-life lockdown drama
By Thomas Flew
Cryptozoo: a stunningly singular animated vision
By Thomas Flew
Prime Time: Jakub Piatek’s explosive directorial debut
By Thomas Flew
El Planeta: a mother-daughter duo delight
By Thomas Flew
The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet: a flatly episodic oddball comedy
By Thomas Flew
Hive: a true story of Kosovan female solidarity
By Thomas Flew
Fire in the Mountains: a family on the rocks in the Himalayas
By Thomas Flew
Pleasure: pornstar Bella Cherry takes L.A.
By Thomas Flew
We’re All Going to the World’s Fair: a creepy dive into the internet's depth
By Thomas Flew
Sundance Film Festival 2021 blog
By Sophie Brown, Thomas Flew and others
Nimic mixes manic-comic music-mimic magic
By Thomas Flew
Overseas watches domestic workers rehearse their art
By Thomas Flew
Feels Good Man sends a plague of frogs over US politics
By Thomas Flew