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Blood is compulsory: The films of Martin McDonagh

In these uncertain times, his films speak to us more than any traditional morality tale could.

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Papicha, power, and cinematic patriotism

How can we say that Papicha is Algerian, if the film was banned without any explanation in the country shortly before its release?

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Review: Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice

Burton’s famous gift for mixing the dark and eerie with the fun and satirical shines through once again.

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Oxford Horror Soc, un-earthed

The Oxford Horror Soc, led by Izzy Reese, is Oxford’s first and only society dedicated to the on-screen horror genre.

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Review: Joker: Folie à Deux

Joker: Folie a Deux is ultimately too disjointed and unnecessary to win Oscars or make headlines.

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Memory and Narrative in Miguel Gomes’ Tabu

"Now approaching the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, I return to Miguel Gomes’ 2012 feature Tabu."

‘The Godfather: Part II’ at fifty

The Godfather: Part II is a film about gangsters. It is also a film about corruption, power, betrayal, succession, revenge, religion, marriage, generational change,...

All Of Us Strangers Review – A Haunting Exploration of Love in all its Forms

"In All Of Us Strangers, writer-director Andrew Haigh leads us by the hand into a dreamlike, introspective world. "

‘Bittersweet, immersive and profoundly moving’ – Perfect Days Review

"I don’t think I’ve ever felt so ‘in the moment’ while watching a film as I did with Perfect Days"

Hollywood vs. AI – Is this the end?

"the question on everyone’s lips is: is this the end? The end of special effects teams? The end of video creation? The end of filmmaking?"

Poor Things – Review

Includes some spoilers Poor Things takes place in a world only Yorgos Lanthimos could create. Like the rest of his oeuvre, the film is full...

The Roaring Twenties

"The Roaring Twenties (1939), freshly remastered this year in 4K, is the last and greatest gangster film of the 1930s."

To fall in love in just ‘One Day’: Review

"One Day, like Normal People, has touched me in a way that very few other programmes have."

Zone of Interest – Review

"His euphemisms are obvious, yet they are emblematic of the culture of 'seeing without seeing' that cast its shadow over the National Socialist period in Germany. "

Is it fair to still care about award ceremonies?

"I’m not quite at the level where I stay up until four in the morning to watch the Oscars, but I will, without fail, google the winners the next day"

Oxford University Short Film Festival 2024 – Day 5

"The Keble O’Reilly was yet again packed for the last night of what has, by all accounts, been a fantastically successful run for the Oxford University Short Film Festival (OUSFF). "

Oxford University Short Film Festival 2024- Day 3

"The turnout was impressive, and Keble’s O’Reilly theatre was buzzing as we waited for the evening’s entertainment to start. "

Oxford University Short Film Festival 2024 – Day 1

"It is the first night of the Oxford University Short Film Festival, which features five days of screenings of student short films."

The Oscar Best Picture Winner You’ve Never Heard Of

"With the Oscar nominations for 2024 having been released in anticipation of March’s ceremony, it is worth looking back on a former Best Picture winner that has never got its due."

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