My Bloody Valentine: Town & Country Club, London 

Writing great villains is about striking a balance between charming and evil, so we love them but also love to see them lose.

The Gates, John Burr’s new thriller film, is a disturbingly realistic portrayal of three Black twenty-somethings - Derek (Mason Gooding), Kevin (Algee Smith), and Tyon (Keith Powers), as they accidentally take a wrong turn into a gated community that’s more like a modern-day sundown town. The three friends witness a variety of crimes in their new surroundings, including an attempted homicide and an attempted rape. As they attempt to alert the authorities and do the right thing, they are thwarted at every turn by the worst horror stories of American conservatism - racist white suburbanites, reckless gun violence, corrupt police, religious mania, and a megalomaniacal pastor. 

I was able to sit down and talk with the director of the short film Dog Lover Anne-Sophie Bine as she discussed and how she came to be in film.

If you’ve been itching for a sign to finally go on that unforgettable summer camping trip, this is it.

This list was made with the intention of celebrating comedic craft and a love of seeing more women of colour and newcomers on the scene.

This is a film that is going to leave some people bored, and some people thrilled.