Find me on BlueSky under @ rafiews dot com π Film programmer and writer seen on Variety, Little White Lies, Letterboxd & more. For work: [email protected]
Back here for a brief minute to say I am working towards moving entirely to the other app, where you can find me under the same handle. I will try my darnedest not to peak into this godforsaken corner of the internet anymore, so if you need to reach out, my email is in my bio.
Twitter has been fundamental in me having a career today, and I have made some of my greatest friends through sharing silly memes and half-baked jokes around here. I will miss it terribly β what it once was, not the cesspit of hatred and ignorance it has become. Thank you all β€οΈ
Back here for a brief minute to say I am working towards moving entirely to the other app, where you can find me under the same handle. I will try my darnedest not to peak into this godforsaken corner of the internet anymore, so if you need to reach out, my email is in my bio.
Just saw βConclave.β If you are interested in a film about the Catholic Church that could have been written by the editorial board of the New York Times, this is your movie. The hierarchy of the Church is a hotbed of ambition, corruption and desperate egotism, Conservatives are xenophobic extremists and the liberals are self-important schemers. None can escape this irredeemable situation. The only way forward is the embrace of the progressive buzz words of diversity, inclusion, indifference to doctrine, and the ultimate solution is a virtue signaling Cardinal who takes the Papal name of Innocent and who is a biological female. Since it checks practically every woke box, Iβm sure it will win a boatload of awards, but my advice is to run away from it as fast as you can.
The #BIFA2024 nominees for Best Director sponsored by Sky Cinema are:
ANDREA ARNOLD Bird
NORA FINGSCHEIDT The Outrun
ROSE GLASS Love Lies Bleeding
RUNGANO NYONI On Becoming A Guinea Fowl
RICH PEPPIATT Kneecap