The Dangers of Disney+
For the past few years, the same small collection of streaming services has vied for the attention of UK viewers. But things are set to change rapidly in the coming months, as practically every big media company will pitch their own tent in an increasingly competitive media landscape.
“All My Loving”- a love letter to the Beatles’ uncompromising “A Hard Day’s Night”
John, Paul, George and Ringo, chased
through the oft-mistook Marylebone station, boyishly attempting to evade a
hoard of adoring young fans. It is an iconic scene...
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)- Review
Within the first five minutes of Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Idris Elba jumps onscreen off of a CGI motorbike and announces...
Animals (2019) review
Sophie Hyde’s latest film Animals, adapted from Emma
Jane Unsworth’s 2015 novel, is a welcome antidote to the friendships of fun, feminist,
Glossier-buying millennial women that...
Music on the Big Screen
Music’s place in cinema: why the soundtrack must be unforgettable
Apollo 11 (2019)- An Interview with archival producer Stephen Slater
Mattie O'Donovan speaks with Stephen Slater, the chief archival producer for Apollo 11, a new, critically lauded documentary on the first moon landing.
Sensual Absence in Jim Jarmusch
"If there is one thing Stranger than Paradise and Down by Law teach about Jarmusch, it is that he does a disservice to himself every time he makes a film in technicolour"
Boards, Beats and Bros: Mid90s Review
"Following the traditional narrative arc of the coming-of-age tale, the film follows Stevie as he rides out the highs and lows of adolescence, and learns important life lessons along the way."
9 to 5 and Feminism
Dolly Parton's iconic film is a feminist powerhouse
The Sweet Smell of Excess
"While the social implications of excessive behaviour seem real and uncomfortable, then, the extent to which films tend to deal with these is, we surely have to admit, limited."
In Defence of Excess
"You feel attacked, but you also feel seen – and really, is that not one of the most important things people look for when watching a film – to feel seen? "
‘Carry-On’ Excess-ing?
The dated views of the Carry-On films may offer their own entertainment
Ted Bundy Reinvented
Joe Bertlinger’s Ted Bundy biopic, released to Sky Cinema on Friday, seemed to be just one more of the latest string of films blatantly...
Review: At Eternity’s Gate
It is worth watching At Eternity’s Gate for Julian Schnabel’s mesmerising cinematography alone. This new biopic of Vincent van Gogh, with the titular character...
