At this year’s Oscars, distribution company A24 swept up nine of their eighteen nominations. Everything Everywhere All at Once exceeded my expectations by not only winning Best Picture and Director, but also three out of the four acting categories alongside Best Writing and Editing. The other acting accolade went to Brendan Fraser’s performance in The […]
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It’s fair to say that Bhutan is quite a unique place. Landlocked between China, India and the Himalayas, they are one of three countries to have a dragon on their flag and the only government to measure wealth by Gross National Happiness. In 1999, restriction on television and internet was lifted, bringing forth the rise
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Once I had finally wiped away my tears from the ending of Marcel the Shell with Shoes on, I felt inspired to live spontaneously via an impromptu double bill. After hurriedly purchasing my ticket for The Whale, I crossed over to the newly refurbished wing of my local cinema for the first time. Those interested
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Jean’s (Rosy McEwen) on the ball. Rampant discrimination stoked from the HIV/AIDS epidemic paved the way for Margaret Thatcher’s government to enact Section 28: a series of laws prohibiting local authorities “promoting homosexuality”. Promotion included, but was not limited to, publishing material that supported same-sex relationships and teaching state school students that homosexuality is an
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When I showed my family Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’s trailer, they laughed at my suggestion. Even disregarding that the pretentious twenty-seven-year-old critic was recommending watching a ‘kids’ film, I couldn’t really blame them. At face value, a feature centred on the high-pitched, anthropomorphic mollusc is a little silly (sorry Marcel). Shot as a
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As Don’t Worry Darling took centre stage in the ‘spit-zone’ also known as The Venice International Film Festival (a more in-depth review here), Florence Pugh’s other 2022 leading role in The Wonder was quietly released on Netflix. If it wasn’t for the consistent mismanagement of advertising new and original media by the streaming service, I
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‘Why do we dream?’ and the concept of dreaming is a topic still yet to be fully solved. Some experts suggest we’re consolidating and analysing memories to enrich our lives; others suggest an abstract approach stemming from our imagination and subconscious desires. With no concrete solution, there’s room for philosophers and artists alike to explore
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Born and raised in Milan, Federica Schiavello moved to the UK to study screenwriting at Bournemouth University. Here began her career as a producer and filmmaker, forming the creative collective Wayerism (or WAYE) alongside Jay “Cans1” Ganduglia and managing several productions, including Josh Cole’s Labour party short ‘Long Way Home’. It isn’t surprising then that
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The following article takes place over the course of sixteen hours and thirty-nine minutes, starting on the evening of 10th December 2022. 9:06pm As the country commiserates being knocked out of a tournament I didn’t watch because of “moral reasons” (Scotland supporter), my evening is just about to begin. Created by Bristol Black Horror Club
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In the early days of cinema, approximately five hundred ‘race films’ were produced – movies featuring an all-black cast shown only in minority neighbourhoods. The majority were written and directed by white people in an attempt to improve race relations, yet still contained stereotypes commonly found in other forms of media at the time. Less
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