Film Bro 101: A NotSo-Shameless Plug

By Aiden Charles (they/them)

Loser without a very specific club: I don’t have a club! Gigachad who decided to make their own very specific club: I have decided to make my own very specific club.

So, clubs day has been and gone, and I’m sure it’s left some of you feeling left out.

Nothing appeals to me!

I have a hyper specific niche that is not being filled! While a little dramatised, that was my feelings circa two years ago when I moved from distance to campus learning in my second year. Media studies is amazing and learning about film is amazing. However, outside the classroom there wasn’t anything to accommodate the interests of me and my friends. So, we changed that.

So, who the hell are we?

In short: we’re film buffs. Not ‘you’ve never seen *insert popular film here* wtf is wrong with you’ film buffs, but film buffs nonetheless. And being film buffs without a place to encourage the viewing of odd and fantastical pieces of cinema, we created our own. We’re a very small group of people (currently only three) who enjoy films to such a degree that we want to get others to watch them with us! No strings attached, no discussions required, no prior media knowledge needed. Just a place for anyone who enjoys movies, casual or diehard, to come enjoy movies.

What are we doing?

I mean if you haven’t figured out that we’re watching movies, I must ask, what have you been doing while reading this article?

Okay, that’s not fair. Essentially, we enjoy watching movies that are a little more obscure/not something you’d generally catch in a cinema today. As much fun as the MCU is, if you’re going in expecting that you’re gonna be disappointed.

The films we’ll be screening are lesser talked about, sometimes awful, but always entertaining. Not ridiculously underground media, but films that haven’t been in the recent mainstream. Come along and you might find a new favourite film…

Where is this?

We’re based in Palmy, so if you’re around feel free to come join in! Nothing official is in the pipeline yet in terms of events (all free *cough cough* just saying) but there will be posters going up around campus soon, so keep an eye out

Once we’re started, joining is as easy as rocking up on the day, taking a seat, and enjoying the first official viewing – Peter Jackson’s debut splatter hit, Bad Taste.

I want to make it clear though; this isn’t just a shameless plug for my super-duper-cool club you really should come along to.

It’s a sign telling you to get out there and start your own shit. If there isn’t a club for you, make one! It’s not even that hard. If I did it, you can too! Finding likeminded people who want to have shared experiences surrounding your interests is so much easier than it seems. If one anxiety ridden boi from Palmy can do it, then basically anyone can.