The glittering
Bafta Film Awards on Sunday had controversy in their wake, thanks to some bad decisions by both Bafta and the BBC regarding editing, disclaimers and an offensive but completely involuntary Tourette's tick. But the show itself included some terrific surprises that have shaken up awards season, including Wunmi Mosaku's well-deserved supporting actress award and especially Robert Aramayo taking lead actor alongside his rising star award for
I Swear, a film that speaks far more meaningfully to the controversy than clumsy online commentators. Jessie Buckley also cemented her hold on lead actress with the best speech of the night. And the biggest highlight was seeing Huntr/x perform
Golden live.
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As for movies this week, Neve Campbell is back for
Scream 7, a fact that fuels the movie's wittiest meta-jokes. Otherwise, this is the least scary, knowing, twisty instalment yet in the series. Lithuanian filmmaker Romas Zabarauskas is back with another thoughtful drama,
The Activist, and this one has ripples of a thriller as it explores anti-LGBTQ+ violence. Matthew Simpson made the London-set thriller
Disremember entirely on his own (both on camera and behind it), and it's a stylishly riveting thriller about memory and mental instability. And the documentary
Palestine Comedy Club follows a group of seriously intrepid standups as they face the outbreak of war in their homeland with sharply observational wit. I also attended a special premiere of the steamy fifth episode of
Bridgerton season 4 part 2, followed by a Q&A with cast members Luke Thompson and Yerin Ha, plus showrunner Jess Brownell and director Tom Verica (see below).
Coming up this next week, I'll be watching Ryan Gosling in
Project Hail Mary, Glen Powell in
How to Make a Killing, Pixar's new movie
Hoppers, acclaimed Chinese epic
Resurrection, Belgian drama
Wild Foxes and anime crime drama
The Last Blossom. I'm also attending the UK premiere of the new series
The Madison, which stars Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell.
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