Sofia Laurent
13 articles published
Sofia Laurent is a cultural writer exploring cinema as a reflection of human experience. Her work sits at the intersection of film, emotion, and identity — focusing on how stories connect with audiences on a deeper level.
Based between Paris and Lisbon, Sofia writes about independent cinema, emerging directors, and the atmosphere of film festivals beyond the red carpet. She is particularly drawn to films that challenge perception and leave a lasting emotional trace.
Her writing is less about ratings and more about feeling — capturing the moments, moods, and meanings that stay with you long after the screen goes dark.
Articles by Sofia Laurent
The Devil Wears Prada 2 Is Glossy, Fun and Knows Exactly How Much It Is Not the Original
The original The Devil Wears Prada works because it is, despite its fashion-world surface, a film about something that has nothing to do with fashion. It is abo...
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The Summer of 2026 Does Not Know What a Blockbuster Is For Anymore
There are summers in cinema history that feel like arguments. 1975 was an argument that the blockbuster could exist. 1999 was an argument that the blockbuster c...
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The Last of Us Season 2 and the Problem With Adapting Grief
The Last of Us made one of the most audacious decisions in the history of prestige television drama in its first season, and largely got away with it. The third...
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Why Villain Actors Are Now More Valuable Than Heroes
There is a moment in almost every great contemporary film where the villain arrives and the movie becomes better. Not because heroes are uninteresting — the bes...
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Conclave un film sul potere che non alza mai la voce
Edward Berger made All Quiet on the Western Front — a film about the industrialised slaughter of young men — with a restraint that many critics initially mistoo...
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Hugh Grant on Heretic Dark Roles Faith and Reinventing His Career Slug
In Heretic, a psychological thriller from A24, Hugh Grant steps into one of the most unsettling roles of his career. Gone is the familiar charm of romantic come...
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Mike and Nick and Nick and Alice Review A Chaotic Genre Mashup That Struggles to Find Its Voice
Some films arrive with a clear identity. Others spend their entire runtime trying to figure out what they are. Mike and Nick and Nick and Alice firmly belongs t...
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The Housemaid: Proper Pulp Fiction That Doesn’t Pretend to Be Anything More
I’m writing this review as a viewer who was, first and foremost, drawn in by the film’s incredible box office success. I can’t say I managed to avoid all spoile...
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Mr Benn movie in development as Kirk Jones brings the classic British character to the big screen
For a character that only appeared in 13 short episodes, Mr Benn has had an unusually long cultural life.First broadcast on the BBC in the early 1970s, the seri...
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Extraction 3 confirmed with Chris Hemsworth return and summer production start
Production on the third installment of the Extraction franchise is set to begin this summer, with Chris Hemsworth returning as Tyler Rake, the Australian black-...
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Horror is no longer about fear and slasher films prove it
The assumption that audiences are tired of horror — particularly long-running slasher franchises — sounds convincing on paper. Sequels multiply, familiar masks ...
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Cam (2018): Remove the Protection from My Copy
Lately, I’ve been hearing a wide range of opinions about this film—from complete admiration to outright frustration. I decided to find out which side I would fa...
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Frankenstein Was Taken Seriously but Never Fully Believed
There are films that arrive at the Oscars fighting for recognition, and there are those that arrive already carrying it. Frankenstein belonged unmistakably to t...
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