Celebrating Cinema

• Why Short Films Matter w/ Go Short Film Festival

  In collaboration with Go Short, the Netherlands’ premier short film festival (April 1–6 in Nijmegen), we explore the power of short-form cinema. Host Hugo Emmerzael sits down with artistic director Mathieu Jansen to explore why short films aren’t just stepping stones but playgrounds for experimentation, bold storytelling, and pushing cinematic boundaries. From urgent reflections on war and occupation to the festival’s first-ever dive into video games, this year’s lineup is breaking new ground and audiences should take note.Want to be there? We’re giving away two day passes! Email us at [email protected] with your favourite short film, and you might just find yourself at Go Short.Get tickets for Go Short Film Festival (1-6th April)

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• Is The Room The Best Worst Movie Ever Made?

  Hailed as the Citizen Kane of bad movies, The Room (Tommy Wiseau, 2003) has transcended its origins as an enigmatic vanity project to become a bona fide cult phenomenon. But how did it achieve such status, and what, beneath its layers of unintentional surrealism, is it really about? Hosts Laura Gommans and Tom Ooms unravel the film’s bizarre legacy, offering an essential guide to its chaotic production, the rituals of its legendary interactive screenings, and its place in the pantheon of so-bad-it’s-good cinema.Get tickets to The Room @ LAB111Get tickets to CC Film Club: Old Boy @ LAB111Get tickets to Straight to Video @ LAB111Get tickets to Go Short Film Festival

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• Bong Joon-ho's Bloody Brilliance and the Rise of Korean Cinema

  When Parasite won Best Picture, it put Korean cinema in the global spotlight, but it was the result of decades of bold filmmaking. With Mickey 17 now out, it’s the perfect time to dive into the bloody brilliance of the Korean New Wave. Hosts Laura Gommans and Kiriko Mechanicus explore Korea’s obsession with vengeance, shaped by its turbulent history and uncensored filmmaking. They also examine why Bong Joon-ho’s Hollywood work feels so different from his Korean films.Korean cinema captures vengeance like no other, blending brutal violence with raw emotion. While Bong mixes social critique with suspense, Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy and The Handmaiden embrace operatic violence and eroticism. Join us as we dissect the thrills and bloodstained poetry of the Korean New Wave.Book tickets to Mickey 17 @ LAB111Book tickets to Parasite @ LAB111Book tickets to CC Film Club: Old Boy @ LAB111Listen to Do Two Robert Pattinsons Make Mickey 17 Twice the Fun?

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• Do Two Robert Pattinsons Make Mickey 17 Twice the Fun?

  In our latest review round-up, Bong Joon-ho’s Mickey 17 has Laura and Hugo at odds, Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths steals their hearts, and Brazilian awards darling I’m Still Here sparks a heated debate between our two hosts—is it Oscar bait or a worthy contender? Tune in and have your say on this month’s biggest releases!Book tickets to Mickey 17 @ LAB111Book tickets to Hard Truths @ LAB111Book tickets to I'm Still Here @ LAB111Book tickets to CC Film Club: Old Boy @ LAB111

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• Is 'The Monkey' Better Than 'Longlegs'?

  In this review roundup, hosts Laura Gommans and Hugo Emmerzael dive into three films that have caught their attention. Oz Perkins’ latest offbeat horror, The Monkey, leaves them both questioning if the American director knows how to land an ending. Hugo shares insights from his Cannes conversation with Jia Zhang-ke about his latest work, Caught by the Tides. But while Hugo sees something transcendental, Laura isn’t so convinced—questioning whether it’s all just pretension and an easy ride to the Cannes Film Festival. Finally, they close with Payal Kapadia’s fiction feature debut, All We Imagine as Light - a film that moved both hosts, though for very different reasons. (No surprises there!)

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