Category: Archive & Comment


  • Director In Focus: Christopher Nolan

    Matt Clarson looks in detail at the life and work of acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan.

  • Awards Special: #BlackFilmsMatter, especially at the Oscars

    The 87th Academy Awards are nearly upon us; and the Academy have been getting things wrong for quite some time, says George Seabrook.

  • Director In Focus: James Gunn

    Ben Robins talks about director James Gunn, and gives a basic guide to the director’s work.

  • Director in Focus: Wes Anderson

    With his latest release The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) having swept up a whopping nine Oscar nominations this month, 45 year-old Wes Anderson has certainly stepped into the spotlight. Known for his unique use of tracking shots, symmetrical shot compositions and quirky colour palettes, Anderson is no stranger to the Academy Awards, having been nominated […]

  • Lost In The Atlantic: Five Films We May Never See In The UK

    Which Hollywood production never made truly it to the UK? Ben Robins takes a look at these films whose release unfortunately went pretty much unnoticed.

  • Comment: Godard’s Reflection and Contribution to Contemporary Cinema

    Following his review of Goodbye to Language, James takes a look at Godard’s later career and its importance in today’s cinematic world.

  • Christmas in One Shot: Gremlins

    For his second articles analysing Christmas in one shot, Harrison Abbott gets personal and talks about his love for the Gremlins.

  • Christmas In One Shot: Catch Me if You Can

    Getting closer to Christmas, Harrison Abbott is commenting on the Spielbergian way to put Christmas in one shot.

  • Director in Focus: Tim Burton

    With Big Eyes being released at the end of the month, it is the perfect timing to take a look at Tim Burton’s career who started in the film industry more than 40 years ago – and that’s without including is very own DIY shorts when he was a kid. With 29 director credits, including eighteen […]

  • Christmas In One Shot: Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone

    Camilla Cassidy looks at the first installment of the Harry Potter series and its magical depiction of Christmas.

  • Christmas In One Shot: Mean Girls

    For the second instalment of the featurette, Ben Robins looks at Mean Girls and how the innocence of Christmas and youth are both tarnished by a rising culture of self-objectification.

  • Rant: The Lack of Realism in The Pixar Story

    The Pixar Story is a 2007 documentary directed by Leslie Iwerks retracing the growing success of the famous company, now partnered with Disney – and when I say the word success, I mean it: the film blatantly solely focuses on the ups of the company, reducing the downs to the harsh début any company has […]

  • Christmas In One Shot: The Polar Express

    We’re now a month until the big day. To celebrate, Hollie Geraghty opens the Film section’s Christmas featurette and talks about the Polar Express.

  • Archive Review: The Muppet Christmas Carol

    Rebecca James selects a family favourite everyone should revisit this Christmas.