Emel-Elizabeth Tuulik

Still from Petersen Vargas' 'Some Nights I Feel Like Walking'

Soft Boys, Sharp Corners – ‘Some Nights I Feel Like Walking’ (2024) by Petersen Vargas

Reviews - Emel-Elizabeth Tuulik - 3 June 2025

XPOSED 2025: The Filipino director’s newest feature shoots Manila all aglow with neon light in a story of a group of young male sex workers who come together after tragedy, all over the course of one night.

The Village That Raised the Dolls – ‘The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo’ (2025, ‘La misteriosa mirada del flamenco’) by Diego Céspedes

Reviews - Emel-Elizabeth Tuulik - 24 May 2025

CANNES 2025: Diego Céspedes glides to a big win in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard strand with this winding but unflinching debut centring the strength of trans women.

Josh O'Connor and Paul Mescal in Oliver Hermanus' 'The History of Sound'

Sepia, Silence, and Sad Gays – ‘The History of Sound’ (2025) by Oliver Hermanus

Reviews - Emel-Elizabeth Tuulik - 22 May 2025

CANNES 2025: Led by heartthrob favourites Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor, the South African director’s new queer drama is disappointingly lukewarm, caught up in its own languorous melancholia.