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The Film Pupil is an in-print magazine on cinema. In each issue there are five medium-length essays, with shorter features between. Published every oter month, the latest issue can be found in stores or delievered to your door through subscribing.

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Issue 9:
December 2025
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ESSAYS:

The Cinemas of Viennale.
Karla Jelic-Balta

Reviving and Revamping: Tackling Gothic Horror Adaptations in the Modern World.
Emily Costello

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and the Pioneering Beginnings of Studio Ghibli.
Ellie Bridge

Aftersun, Grief, and the Fragility of Memory.
Chloe Buxton

Edgar Wright and the Genuine Parody.
Oliver Spicer

AND FEATURES:

The Data Section:
Are Films Getting Too Long?

The History Section:
Soviet Westerns

The Cartoon Section

The Interview Section:
Constantine Costi on directing porridge documentary The Golden Spurtle.

The Film Pupil is an in-print magazine on cinema. In each issue there are five medium-length essays, with shorter features between. Published every oter month, the latest issue can be found in stores or delievered to your door through subscribing.

Interview
"the idea for the film visually in this one was that we want it to be a third character walking with these two people"
The North Director Bart Schrijver.
Interview
"The film is definitely more of like a family drama with boxing as a vehicle to explore the themes."
Beat Down Director Curren Sheldon.
Interview
"We spent half the time filming and half the time having cups of tea in people’s houses."
Golden Spurtle Director Constantine Costi.
Interview
"I’d describe it as a subtle take on the true crime phenomenon."
Misper Director Harry Sheriff and Co-Writer Laurence Tratalos.
Interview
"I didn't want an audience to think that you're going to get three films that looked and felt very much alike."
Dag Johan Haugerud, Director of "Oslo Stories" Trilogy.
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