Season Five: Florence Pugh

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 […]

As we come to the end of this mini-season, what I have been most impressed with regarding Florence Pugh is her versatility. Pugh’s 2019 contained three leading roles in critically acclaimed films of different genres – a significant feat unmatched by many others. Even from a logistical standpoint this achievement is impressive, as finishing shooting

I have always struggled with period dramas. As a child, they were slow and boring compared to loud action thrillers. As a teenager, they were silly and boring when it was clear I wasn’t the target audience.  As a young (dare I say little) man, I was restricted by my inability to access feelings and

Being from a working class family, a trip to the cinema was treated as a prestigious event.  Nowadays, prices have been cut and special offers introduced to regain the audience lost to streaming services, but the cost still remains expensive. Therefore, when I say I’ve seen a film twice at the cinema, there must be

It is with great shame that I must admit to being a fan of wrestling. I first discovered the sport in primary school, where we pretended to be our favourite wrestlers in the Royal Rumble or a Steel Cage (aka garden trampoline). I wore out the disc of Survivor Series 2003 and No Way Out

Squeezed in between Summer Blockbusters and anticipation for Halloween Horror is the Venice Film Festival. Considered as one of the ‘Big Three’ alongside Cannes and Berlin, it is the world’s oldest Film Festival (though I am sure they would like to downplay the founders) and this prestige usually spells Oscar nominations on the horizon. However,