Sam

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🎬 London-based film fiend chasing cult gems, dodging duds. Monthly Movie Challenges, hot takes & deep cuts. Dachshund Dad. https://boxd.it/94Euv

Screenshot of the Letterboxd “Recent Activity” row showing four posters with ratings beneath them. From left to right: Outrage (vintage poster of a distressed woman with bold red title text, rated 3.5 stars), Monsieur Hire (poster showing a bald man peering from behind a dark wall, rated 4 stars), Selma (minimalist poster showing the back of Martin Luther King Jr. facing a crowd, rated 3.5 stars), and About Elly (poster of a woman in a headscarf above a beach scene, rated 4 stars).
Screenshot of the Letterboxd “Recent Activity” row showing four posters with ratings beneath them. From left to right: An Angel at My Table (a woman standing on a cliff facing the sea, rated 3 stars), Blue Heron (black-and-white image of a group of children sitting on steps, rating not shown), Mediterraneo (a couple by the sea with papers floating in the air, rated 3.5 stars), and Orlando (Tilda Swinton in elaborate period costume, rated 4.5 stars).
Screenshot of the Letterboxd “Recent Activity” row showing four posters with ratings beneath them. From left to right: It’s Such a Beautiful Day (minimalist stick-figure poster, rated 4 stars), The Magician (dark Bergman poster featuring a face emerging from theatrical curtains, rated 3 stars), Silence (misty poster of a robed missionary standing on a shoreline, rated 4 stars), and Seven Beauties (satirical wartime poster showing a flamboyant man standing above several women, rated 4 stars).
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: Josie and the Pussycats (three band members posing with a red guitar, rated 3.5 stars), Rocco and His Brothers (a minimalist poster with red-tinted stills from the film, rated 4.5 stars), Gattaca (a blue-toned sci-fi poster featuring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Jude Law, rated 3.5 stars), and Moon (Sam Rockwell standing in a spacesuit against a hypnotic circular pattern, rated 4.5 stars).
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: Irma La Douce (a colourful illustrated poster with Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine, rated 3.5 stars with a like), Dead of Winter (a lone figure walking through snow toward a cabin, rated 4 stars with a like), Broadway Danny Rose (a black-and-white poster featuring a door labelled with the title, rated 4.5 stars with a like), and Funny Girl (a vintage romantic poster of Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif, rated 3.5 stars).
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: Diner (a group of young men in tuxedos posed around a diner booth, rated 3.5 stars), Forbidden Planet (a sci-fi poster featuring Robby the Robot carrying a woman, rated 3 stars), The Aviator’s Wife (an illustrated poster of a couple embracing outdoors, rated 4 stars), and Angels with Dirty Faces (a painted noir poster of James Cagney holding a gun and listening intently, rated 3.5 stars).
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: Silver Linings Playbook (a split portrait of Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence overlaid with diagrams, rated 2.5 stars), Good One (a close-up of a young woman looking up through trees, rated 4.5 stars), The River (a vintage illustrated poster of a couple mirrored upside-down, rated 3.5 stars), and Viridiana (a stark black-and-white image of a woman’s face in shadow, rated 4 stars).
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (a colourful screwball comedy poster featuring Betty Hutton and Eddie Bracken, rated 3 stars), Gran Torino (Clint Eastwood standing beside his car holding a gun, rated 3 stars), The Hunt (close-up of Mads Mikkelsen looking over his shoulder, rated 4.5 stars), and Gimme Shelter (a concert stage bathed in darkness and yellow light, rated 3.5 stars).
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: The Ballad of Narayama (an elderly woman standing in a forested mountain setting, rated 4.5 stars), Short Cuts (a stylised red heart graphic on a cream background, rated 4 stars with a like), The Remains of the Day (Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson in period dress by a window, rated 4 stars), and Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (a yellow poster featuring the three-headed dragon attacking, rated 3 stars).
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: Samurai Rebellion (a black-and-white image of a samurai holding a sword, rated 4.5 stars with a like), The Party (a stylised poster featuring a chaotic artwork framed above a black pedestal, rated 2 stars), Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire in the Spider-Man suit swinging between buildings, rated 4 stars with a like), and Tokyo Sonata (a minimalist poster of a family seated around a table, rated 4 stars with a like).
Poster-style image reading “JAPANUARY 2026” with “CELEBRATING JAPANESE CINEMA” below, over a moody night-time Japanese street scene: a lone person in a coat walks across a zebra crossing towards distant traffic lights and glowing shop signs.
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: Still Walking (a pastel-toned illustration of two figures walking along a country path, rated 4 stars with a like), The Band Wagon (a colourful poster of a dancing couple mid-kick, rated 3 stars), Dodsworth (a classic Hollywood poster of a man and woman in close embrace, rated 4 stars), and Branded to Kill (a stark black-and-white image of a man’s face overlaid with white butterflies, rated 3.5 stars with a like).
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: How to Get Ahead in Advertising (a surreal image of a man bursting from a TV screen in a field, rated 3.5 stars), His Kind of Woman (a colour noir poster of a woman leaning over a man in bed, rated 4 stars), Cries and Whispers (a stark red poster with a woman’s face emerging from darkness, rated 4 stars), and A Colt Is My Passport (a black-and-white noir poster of a man holding a gun, rated 3.5 stars).
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: Intimidation (black-and-white noir image of a masked man holding someone at gunpoint, rated 4 stars), Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji (stylised red-and-black poster with Mount Fuji, rated 4 stars), Terror Train (horror poster with a screaming face framed by train tracks, rated 3 stars), and How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (cartoon Grinch in a Santa suit beside Cindy Lou Who, rated 2.5 stars).
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: The Crowded Day (a black-and-white British drama poster featuring four figures in a domestic setting, rated 3.5 stars), Tales from the Crypt (a skull-faced horror image against a dark background, rated 3 stars), The Holiday (a split romantic-comedy poster with Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law and Jack Black, rated 3.5 stars), and The Bishop’s Wife (a vintage poster of Cary Grant dancing with Loretta Young, rated 2.5 stars).
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: The Day of the Beast (red poster with a white cross and a falling figure, rated 3 stars), Arrebato (poster showing two figures with the title “Arrebato,” rated 3.5 stars), 8-Bit Christmas (a colourful ensemble poster with a green glow, rated 3.5 stars), and Silent Night, Deadly Night (a menacing Santa holding an axe in the snow, rated 2.5 stars).
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: P2 (a woman trapped in an underground car park beside a large red “P2” sign, rated 2.5 stars), Marty Supreme (a young man in a vest staring ahead, rated 4 stars with a like), Turn the Key Softly (a noir-style poster of a gloved hand holding a key rated 3.5 stars), and Hell’s Angels on Wheels (a yellow poster crowded with bikers, rated 2.5 stars with a like).
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: The Holly and the Ivy (a collage-style poster featuring the main cast around a Christmas motif, rated 3.5 stars with a like), Penny Serenade (a vintage Hollywood poster of Irene Dunne and Cary Grant, rated 2.5 stars), Atonement (a split poster showing James McAvoy in wartime above Keira Knightley in a field of flowers, rated 4 stars), and Gigi (a minimalist white poster with Leslie Caron’s stylised face, rated 2 stars).
Decembinge 2025 🎄✨ 31 nights. Full sleigh. Crooners, miracles, misfits and murderous Santas — five festive strands of comfort, chaos and holiday magic gone slightly rogue. From candlelight to carnage… follow the star. https://boxd.it/Qqdwg #Decembinge #MovieChallenge #FilmSky
Vintage noir-style poster with a worn black background and distressed edges. Large cream lettering at the top reads “NOIRVEMBER 2025.” Below it, in deep red block text: “THIRTY FILMS, ONE DIMLY LIT ALLEY.” The lower half shows a silhouetted figure in a trench coat and fedora standing beneath a lone streetlamp, cigarette smoke curling upwards. The alley is slick with rain, and the figure’s long shadow stretches toward the viewer, giving the poster a moody, classic film-noir atmosphere.
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: Yield to the Night (Diana Dors in profile holding a cigarette against a red background, rated 4 stars with a like), Koyaanisqatsi (a cityscape streaked with red light trails, rated 4 stars with a like), Bedelia (a glamorous woman in a gold dress with two smaller illustrated figures beside her, rated 3 stars), and Sabotage (a vibrant poster of a city street with neon lights and an explosion motif, rated 3 stars).
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings beneath. From left to right: Crime Wave (a red-toned noir poster of a man and woman in dramatic shadows, rated 4 stars), The President’s Cake (a cream poster with an ornate circular motif and Arabic text, rated 4.5 stars with a like), If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (a close-up of a distressed woman gazing upward under harsh lighting, rated 3.5 stars), and The Sniper (a blue-and-yellow poster with a man holding a rifle and multiple sight reticles showing women, rated 3 stars).
Framed Escape from New York cinematic poster
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: Hollow Triumph (a noir poster of a man gripping a worried-looking woman, rated 4 stars with a like), Save the Tiger (a man in a coat standing alone on a grey, windswept beach, rated 4 stars with a like), All the President’s Men (a minimalist black-and-white poster featuring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman, rated 4.5 stars with a like and marked as a re-watch), and Heroic Times (a stylised illustration of armoured warriors on horseback, rated 3.5 stars).
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: Too Late for Tears (a man gripping a woman as money spills in the background, rated 3.5 stars), The Element of Crime (a sepia-toned image of a man leaning over another figure, rated 3 stars), Pitfall (a classic noir poster featuring Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, and Jane Wyatt, rated 3 stars), and Going My Way (Bing Crosby as a cheerful priest walking with a woman, rated 2 stars).
Black-and-white poster for Noirvember 2025. A woman in a trench coat and fedora stands under a streetlamp, a cigarette between her lips and a pistol in her hand. Smoke curls in the fog. The text reads: NOIRVEMBER 2025 Fugitive Shadows Fatal Women & Doomed Desire Crime & Consequence Cops, Killers & City Streets Women at the Helm Women Behind Bars Noir Beyond Hollywood 30 Nights — No Alibis.
Retro grindhouse-style poster with a distressed black background and bold beige and red lettering reading “SHOCKTOBER 2025 — 31 NIGHTS, ONE CURSED VHS.” Below the text, a red VHS tape drips like melting wax, its reels forming a skull’s eyes and mouth. A small white VHS logo sits in the bottom-right corner, completing the vintage horror aesthetic.
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: Zombie Flesh Eaters (a decaying zombie face against a black background, rated 4 stars), Witchfinder General (Vincent Price in Puritan garb with flames and villagers, rated 4 stars), Alucarda (a woman with long dark hair and a red inverted cross, rated 3 stars), and House of Dark Shadows (a collage of gothic horror scenes with vampires and victims, rated 3 stars).
A black-and-white poster for Noirvember 2025 shows a femme fatale standing in a foggy, rain-soaked city street at night. She wears a trench coat and fedora, cigarette between her lips, and holds a smoking revolver under the glow of a single streetlamp. The title “NOIRVEMBER 2025” appears at the top, the tagline “30 NIGHTS—NO ALIBIS” sits below, and a faintly glowing vertical list of strands runs along the right side: Fugitive Shadows; Fatal Women & Doomed Desire; Crime & Consequence; Cops, Killers & City Streets; Women at the Helm; Women Behind Bars; Noir Beyond Hollywood.
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: The Shout (a man standing in sand dunes with a face looming in the clouds above, rated 4 stars), At Close Range (faces of two men in black and white with a gun sight graphic, rated 3 stars), Anything Else (a woman’s face inside a heart shape with a man leaning against it, rated 3 stars), and Went the Day Well? (two women operating a machine gun in a wartime setting, rated 3 stars).
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: The Howling (a werewolf claw tearing through fabric, rated 3.5 stars), Blue Moon (a man and woman facing each other at a bar, rated 3 stars), Rental Family (a group of people sitting together on a couch inside a train carriage, rated 2.5 stars), and The Fall of the House of Usher (a red poster with a monochrome image of a man carrying a woman, rated 4 stars).
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: Mutiny on the Bounty (a stern-looking mariner with a ship in the background, rated 3.5 stars), Creature from the Black Lagoon (a monster carrying a woman underwater, rated 2 stars), Tuner (black poster with gold text, rated 4 stars), and Walk on the Wild Side (a woman in a green dress framed by cat eyes, rated 3 stars).
A black-and-white still from The Jazz Singer (1927). A man in a suit and tie smiles broadly while playing the piano, looking up toward an older woman beside him who leans in, smiling fondly. The scene captures a warm, domestic moment central to the film’s story.
A horror-themed poster styled like a grimy VHS cover with tracking errors and bloodstains. The title reads: Shocktober 2025 – Seven Strands of Terror in glowing red text. Below, seven strands of the challenge are listed: 1. Blood in Technicolour 2. Things That Go Bump (And Scream) 3. Monsters, Mummies & Matinee Madness 4. Hack, Slash, Repeat 5. Horrors Without Borders 6. Mad Minds & Dark Descent 7. Apocalypse Now (With Zombies) The overall look is retro and sinister, like a banned video nasty rental sleeve.
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: The Cat o’ Nine Tails (illustration of a black cat on a red background, rated 3 stars), Know Her Well (black-and-white photo of a woman’s face with a torn edge showing the title, rated 4 stars), Blood and Black Lace (a painted poster of a masked man looming over a woman in vivid colours, rated 3.5 stars), and Hard Eight (green poster with dice and portraits of the cast, rated 3.5 stars).
A horror-themed poster styled like a grimy VHS cover with tracking errors and bloodstains. The title reads: Shocktober 2025 – Seven Strands of Terror in glowing red text. Below, seven strands of the challenge are listed: Blood in Technicolour Things That Go Bump (And Scream) Monsters, Mummies & Matinee Madness Hack, Slash, Repeat Horrors Without Borders Mad Minds & Dark Descent Apocalypse Now (With Zombies) The overall look is retro and sinister, like a banned video nasty rental sleeve.
A horror-themed poster styled like a grimy VHS cover with tracking errors and bloodstains. The title reads: Shocktober 2025 – Seven Strands of Terror in glowing red text. Below, seven strands of the challenge are listed: 1. Blood in Technicolour 2. Things That Go Bump (And Scream) 3. Monsters, Mummies & Matinee Madness 4. Hack, Slash, Repeat 5. Horrors Without Borders 6. Mad Minds & Dark Descent 7. Apocalypse Now (With Zombies) The overall look is retro and sinister, like a banned video nasty rental sleeve.
A horror-themed poster styled like a grimy VHS cover with tracking errors and bloodstains. The title reads: Shocktober 2025 – Seven Strands of Terror in glowing red text. Below, seven strands of the challenge are listed: Blood in Technicolour Things That Go Bump (And Scream) Monsters, Mummies & Matinee Madness Hack, Slash, Repeat Horrors Without Borders Mad Minds & Dark Descent Apocalypse Now (With Zombies) The overall look is retro and sinister, like a banned video nasty rental sleeve.
Smudged blackboard poster with white “chalk” handwriting. Header: “THE FINAL REPORT OF SCHOOL DAZE SEPTEMBER.” Stats line reads: “🎥 30 films • 🏫 5 strands • 📅 September 2025.” Below, a neat list of end-of-month awards: 🍎 Best in Class – Au Revoir les Enfants 📚 Teacher’s Pet – The Class 🎸 Best Extra-Curricular – We Are the Best! 🐝 Quietest Goosebump Inducer – The Spirit of the Beehive ✊ Most Likely to Start a Revolution – Zero for Conduct 💣 Most Likely to Detonate the Gym – Massacre at Central High 👩‍🏫 Best Substitute Teacher – Dangerous Minds 📝 Detention Award – The Initiation 🚫 Needs Improvement – To Sir, With Love / Lean on Me / Class of 1984.
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: The Broadway Melody (chorus girls in white costumes kicking against a yellow background, rated 2.5 stars), Lean on Me (red poster with silhouettes of Morgan Freeman and students, rated 2 stars), Vamp (a vampire face with jagged teeth and bright red lips, rated 2.5 stars), and Toni Erdmann (a woman’s blonde hair embraced by a man with a dark wig, title in turquoise text, rated 4 stars).
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: Kamikaze Girls (a young woman in a frilly white Lolita dress with umbrella on a bright pink starry background, rated 3 stars), Death in Venice (a monochrome image of a man and boy in profile, rated 2.5 stars), À nous la liberté (a black-and-white image of a man in work clothes sitting with a phonograph behind him, rated 3.5 stars), and The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (a fiery orange poster with horsemen riding above a man on horseback, rated 2.5 stars).
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: If…. (a boy in uniform on an orange collage background, rated 3.5 stars), Wings (planes dogfighting above soldiers, with three actors’ faces in circles, rated 3.5 stars), The Chocolate War (a boy sitting alone at a desk in a dark classroom, rated 2.5 stars), and They Might Be Giants (a man in a deerstalker hat with a woman behind him, rated 2.5 stars).
Two vintage 1963 film posters displayed side by side. On the left, the poster for Shock Corridor features stark black-and-white images: a man screaming in anguish, women fighting, nurses restraining patients, and chaotic scenes inside an asylum. Bold red text at the top reads, “Shock Corridor… the medical jungle that doctors don’t talk about!” with the title in large block letters at the bottom. On the right, the colourful poster for Kiss of the Vampire shows gothic scenes: giant bats flying in the night sky, women in flowing gowns being grabbed by sinister men, and a vampire bite in progress. The tagline warns of “giant devil bats summoned from the caves of hell to destroy the lust of the vampires.”
Joan Collins in The Bitch (1979), reclining on a lavish white fur-covered bed in a black corset with red trim, stockings, and a military-style cap. Glamorous, camp, and unapologetically decadent—pure late-’70s disco sleaze chic.
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: Valley Girl (Nicolas Cage in a vest with Deborah Foreman in a pink dress, rated 3.5 stars), It Always Rains on Sunday (an illustrated poster of a man restraining a woman, rated 4.5 stars), Punishment Park (two figures in a desert, one kneeling, one pointing, rated 4 stars), and Knightriders (a man in armour standing beside a motorbike with a jousting lance, rated 2.5 stars).
Alt text: Metrograph cinema schedule for Monday, September 1. Films listed: Perceval le Gallois at 12:00 PM; The Grandmaster at 12:30 PM (crossed out); Typhoon Club at 2:45 PM; Edward Scissorhands at 2:55 PM; Days of Heaven at 5:10 PM; Cockfighter at 5:15 PM; The Assassin at 7:10 PM; Love and Pop at 7:15 PM (crossed out); Possession at 9:20 PM; The Idiots at 9:30 PM.
A chalkboard-style poster titled “The Five Rules of School Daze September.” The text is written in off-white chalk lettering. To the right of the word “September,” there’s a doodle of the classic “Kilroy was here” graffiti figure peeking over the letters. Below are five rules: 1. High School and Hormones — If it’s got lockers, angst, acne, or prom, it counts. Awkward crushes encouraged. 2. College, Cliques & Chaos — Frat houses, film schools, and campus horror all welcome. The more cafeteria politics, the better. 3. Global Coming of Age — School’s not just detention in the US; broaden the syllabus with classrooms and rites of passage worldwide. 4. Offbeat & Experimental — Anarchy in the UK (and beyond). Punk bands, surreal detours, and films that would get you expelled. 5. Teachers, Mentors & Misfits — Inspirational or terrifying, the adults are fair game — just no Hollywood apple-polishing.
An infographic titled “African August 2025” set against a bold green, red, and yellow background styled after Pan-African colours. It lists final stats from a month-long film challenge: • 🎥 31 films watched • 🌍 31 countries • 📼 Most electrifying: Cairo Station • 💔 Most quietly devastating: The Gravedigger’s Wife • 🔥 Most revolutionary: Chronicle of the Years of Embers • 👁️ Most politically alive: Mapantsula • 🌀 Most hypnotic: Air Conditioner • 🕊️ Most soulful: Félicité • 🚫 Most exhausting: Bad Black Each category is paired with a relevant icon and alternating colour bands. The design is clean, graphic, and celebratory.
A screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section on Letterboxd showing four film posters with ratings underneath. From left to right: Goin’ South (Jack Nicholson smiling in a noose, rated 2.5 stars), Maangamizi: The Ancient One (a woman in a hat with spiritual imagery superimposed, rated 3.5 stars), Dark Passage (a stylised poster of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in profile, rated 3.5 stars), and Goodbye Julia (a Sudanese woman in a red top standing over another woman resting in her lap, rated 4 stars).
A screenshot of a "Recent Activity" section on Letterboxd showing four films. From left to right: Eyimofe (This Is My Desire) – poster with blurred city lights and title text, rated 3.5 stars. Trancers – sci-fi poster with a man in a helmet holding a gun, rated 4 stars with a like. WarGames – poster with computer screens and a young man at a keyboard, rated 3.5 stars with a like and rewatch icon. The Outsiders – poster with faces of cast members and a sunset background, rated 2.5 stars.
Screenshot of a “Recent Activity” section showing four film posters with star ratings beneath each. From left to right: 1. The Loneliest Planet — poster with a man and woman’s heads touching against a green background, rated 2.5 stars. 2. Quand les Étoiles Rencontrent la Mer (When the Stars Meet the Sea) — poster featuring a man in profile against a backdrop of baobab trees and a blue sky, rated 3 stars. 3. Bugsy — poster of a man and woman in an intimate pose against a black background, rated 2.5 stars. 4. The Life of Chuck — poster of a man in a suit walking across a surreal blue cosmic landscape, rated 4 stars.
A screenshot of a Letterboxd “Recent Activity” section showing four film posters with star ratings beneath each. From left to right: 1. Waking Life – A rotoscoped figure falls through a blue and white dreamscape. Rated 3 stars. 2. Cairo Station – Illustrated poster featuring a man in a green headscarf and a woman with blonde hair. Rated 4.5 stars. 3. Félicité – A minimalist pink poster with a textured pattern and a double profile of a woman. Rated 3.5 stars. 4. Daughter of Darkness – A pulp-style illustrated poster of a woman in green surrounded by men with aggressive or fearful expressions. Rated 3 stars.
View from the Pavilion at The Oval cricket ground, showing a live match in progress. Players in white are on the field, with a packed crowd in the stands and the scoreboard displaying scores for Jaswal and Akash Deep. The green pitch is neatly mowed under a cloudy sky.
Alt text: Screenshot of the “Recent Activity” section from a film tracking app showing four films with star ratings. From left to right: 1. Chronicle of the Years of Fire – rated 4 stars. 2. Color Out of Space – rated 2.5 stars. 3. Taste of Cherry – rated 4 stars. 4. Barry Lyndon – rated 3 stars with a rewatch symbol.
Poster titled “The Five Rules of African August” featuring bold, blocky text in yellow, red, and green (RGB 40/111/90, 164/37/34, and 235/203/78). The top section reads: “THE FIVE RULES OF AFRICAN AUGUST” Below, on a red background, the rules are listed in yellow: 1. Only films from African countries. 2. Prioritise African directors and perspectives. 3. Colonial gazes need not apply. 4. Expect joy, sorrow, revolution, and a new lens on cinema. 5. Africa isn’t a culture but 54 countries—and its cinema tells a continent’s worth of stories. The bottom section, in green text on a yellow background, reads: “A WHOLE CONTINENT PROJECTED.”
Alt text: A psychedelic-style infographic with a burnt orange background titled “#SCORCHEDSCREEN 2025”. Wavy coloured banners and playful icons highlight seven film superlatives from the user’s July film challenge: • 🌟 Highest-rated: Stray Dog • 💀 Most oppressive: The Hill • 🌈 Most quietly profound: Tomboy • 💧 Most erotic: In the Cut • 🕶 Most stylish: The Swimming Pool • 🐊 Most unhinged: The Paperboy • ❄️ Least hot (in every sense): Predator 2 The design features retro fonts, flames, and a mix of teal, magenta, mustard, and navy elements for a bold, funky visual impact.
Poster titled “The Five Rules of African August” featuring bold, blocky text in yellow, red, and green (RGB 40/111/90, 164/37/34, and 235/203/78). The top section reads: “THE FIVE RULES OF AFRICAN AUGUST” Below, on a red background, the rules are listed in yellow: 1. Only films from African countries. 2. Prioritise African directors and perspectives. 3. Colonial gazes need not apply. 4. Expect joy, sorrow, revolution, and a new lens on cinema. 5. Africa isn’t a culture but 54 countries—and its cinema tells a continent’s worth of stories. The bottom section, in green text on a yellow background, reads: “A WHOLE CONTINENT PROJECTED.”
Poster titled “The Five Rules of African August” featuring bold, blocky text in yellow, red, and green (RGB 40/111/90, 164/37/34, and 235/203/78). The top section reads: “THE FIVE RULES OF AFRICAN AUGUST” Below, on a red background, the rules are listed in yellow: 1. Only films from African countries. 2. Prioritise African directors and perspectives. 3. Colonial gazes need not apply. 4. Expect joy, sorrow, revolution, and a new lens on cinema. 5. Africa isn’t a culture but 54 countries—and its cinema tells a continent’s worth of stories. The bottom section, in green text on a yel