Author: Sophie Trenear


  • Raindance Film Festival review: Chronically Metropolitan

    Writer Sophie reviews the hugely disappointing Chronically Metropolitan, which featured at Raindance Film Festival.

  • Review: Laughter Lounge at The Bridge, Highfield Campus: Night Two

    Sophie Trenear reviews Laughter Lounge – Southampton University’s very own Freshers comedy night (29/09/16).

  • Raindance Film Festival review: Palace of Fun

    Writer Sophie’s latest review from Raindance looks at Eadward Stock’s stunning directorial debut, which is certainly one to watch.

  • Raindance Film Festival review: The Habit of Beauty

    Writer Sophie’s Raindance Film Festival coverage continues with Mirko Pincelli’s feature length directorial debut.

  • Actor In Focus: Benedict Cumberbatch

    Writer Sophie takes a look at the career of the star of the newest Marvel Movie, Doctor Strange

  • Raindance Film Festival review: Train Driver’s Diary

    Writer Sophie reviews Raindance’s standout so far, a story of the innocent train drivers who inadvertently become mass murders.

  • Raindance Film Festival review: Gozo

    Writer Sophie reviews Gozo at Raindance, Miranda Bowen’s directorial debut, which doesn’t quite live up to its potential.

  • Review: The Girl With All The Gifts

    Writer Sophie reviews the dystopian thriller, which proves to be more bark than bite.

  • Raindance Film Festival review: Panamerican Machinery

    Writer Sophie’s latest review from Raindance is Joaquin del Paso’s feature length debut, a social commentary blended with absurd satire in Panamerican Machinery.

  • Raindance Film Festival review: Jules and Dolores

    Writer Sophie reviews the Brazillian crime dramedy, Jules and Dolores, which has been selected for the official competition for best film at Raindance Film Festival.

  • Freshers’ Special: How ‘The Bell Jar’ by Sylvia Plath helped my transition to university

    In the first of a series for Freshers’ Week, Sophie discusses how ‘The Bell Jar’ helped the transition to university.

  • Raindance Film Festival Q & A: Stephan Littger

    At Raindance Film Festival Sophie Trenear got the opportunity to attend a question and answer session with director Stephen Littger.

  • Raindance Film Festival review: After Adderall

    Writer Sophie continues her Raindance festival coverage with Stephen Elliott’s Inception-esque film, which proves to be hugely disappointing.

  • One to Watch: The Space Between Us

    ‘What’s your favourite thing about Earth?’ As far as taglines for films go, that’s one of the cheesier ones attached to a sci-fi. But hey, The Space Between Us isn’t just a sci-fi – according to its Wikipedia page, it’s a ‘teen romantic science fiction adventure film’, which is a lot of ground to cover. […]