All articles by So Mayer
Rose Plays Julie is a mythic thriller about women and violence
Desperate Optimists’ potent new film poses ethical dilemmas and undercuts Eurowestern narrative traditions with every twist of the plot and shift in tone.
By So Mayer
‘My Best Girlfriend’: Queer Dietrich, on screen and off
By So Mayer
Forgotten treasures of the multiplex
By Ryan Gilbey, Nick James and others
Ten films to watch out for in 2020
By Isabel Stevens, Kaleem Aftab and others
Watching the watchers: how Cameraperson enriches the act of filming
By So Mayer
Generation snowflake: Frozen II and the quest for climate justice
By So Mayer
Merata: the Maori film legend and her legacy
By So Mayer
TV we can believe in: hope, growth and change in The Good Place and Steven Universe
By So Mayer
Barbara Hammer obituary: an experimental pioneer who put lesbian life on screen
By So Mayer
Agnès Varda obituary: a luminous art of an illuminated life
By So Mayer
15 rare times when a director made great films in 5 or more different decades
By Alex Barrett, Martyn Conterio and others
Impressions of Agnès: Varda impresses London
By So Mayer
Wander women: vital films about women on the move
By So Mayer
Film of the week: The Party skewers politics in black and white
By So Mayer
Top of the Lake: China Girl review – Elisabeth Moss embodies Jane Campion’s Law
By So Mayer
Podcast: three critics discuss the best of BFI Flare 2017
By Alex Davidson, So Mayer and others
Signature Move review: Jennifer Reeder revives the 90s’ New Queer Cinema
By So Mayer
Different for Girls: a lesbian series that dramatises sex and life
By So Mayer
6 essential books on lesbian cinema
By So Mayer, Selina Robertson and others
Sense8 and The OA: making the vital connection in alternative science fiction
By So Mayer
Cleverman: an Aboriginal sci-fi TV drama that delivers a thrilling cry for solidarity
By So Mayer
17 rare times when a director made five or more great films in a row
By Nikki Baughan, Graham Fuller and others
17 rare times when a director made five or more great films in a row
By Nikki Baughan, Graham Fuller and others
Look back in wonder: FLARE 2016 critics’ roundtable
By So Mayer and Ben Walters