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Who are this year's EE BAFTA Rising Star Nominees, from Ayo Edebiri to Jacob Elordi?

This years contenders, all of whom are under 30, are well-known and celebrated bunch

Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2024

Lara Peake: "It's really rewarding to hear that How to Have Sex has built a space for conversations around sex and consent"

Lara Peake: "It's really rewarding to hear that How to Have Sex has built a space for conversations around sex and consent"

Marie Claire · Dec 5, 2023

‘It’s been the craziest moment of my life’: the 2023 British independent film award nominees on risk, romance, and why UK film is on fire

From buzzy romcom Rye Lane via the psychosexual noir Femme to the teen thrills of How to Have Sex, six nominees take us behind the scenes of the exciting new wave of British cinema

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2023

‘I sobbed my heart out’: How to Have Sex star Mia McKenna-Bruce on consent, girlhood, and talking to teens

The actor’s turn as a 16-year-old pressured to lose her virginity on a boozy trip to Malia was a hit at Cannes. She talks about toxic teenage memories and the film’s surprising admirers

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2023

How to Have Sex at the BFI LFF review: best holiday ever? God, let’s hope not

Molly Manning Walker’s award-winning writing-directing debut evokes the rancid sticky-drinks-and-suncream whiff of teenage holidays gone dark

Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2023

‘Stuff happened, you know?’ How to Have Sex director Molly Manning Walker on wild youth, Magaluf and storming Cannes

The British director’s debut, the story of a teenage holiday based on her own experiences, won a top prize at the festival. She discusses her addictive personality and why we need to talk about consent

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2023

Tracy Beaker star pregnant as she cradles blossoming bump in sweet announcement

Mia McKenna-Bruce has revealed she is expecting her first baby with her fiancé Tom Leach as she took to social media to share the exciting news

Daily Mirror · Apr 13, 2023

Persuasion's best people are the worst

All is not completely lost in the Netflix adaptation, thanks to some unlikable minor roles

Salon · Jul 24, 2022

Persuasion review – Dakota Johnson looks the part as Jane Austen gets Fleabagged

Classic story of a young woman talked out of marrying her true love is turned into a smirking, heavy-handed romcom

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2022