Tag: cinema
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Welsh actor and director Craig Roberts’ second directorial feature film Eternal Beauty (2019) is a stunning but painful insight into the intensity and severity of the long-term mental health condition schizophrenia. The film, led by the brilliant Sally Hawkins as main character Jane, explores themes of love, life, and loss, whilst maintaining a sense of…
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Comedy sequels are very hard to do and often damage the legacy of the originals – many have tried and failed to bring a comedy franchise new life and failed to live up to the hype. For this reason, I was equally as scared as I was excited when it was announced Bill and Ted…
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Being one of the longest standing online memes over the past decade, everyone knows how iconic the Shrek films are. And although 7-year-old me wasn’t aware of the horrible “Shrek is Love, Shrek is Life” viral video just yet, I certainly loved Shrek. Walking into the cinema at that age feels like more than just…
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Katie Evans tackles how abortion has been represented in cinema, as well as looking at Eliza Hittman’s breakout drama.
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Georgie Holmes reviews Kris Rey’s new college comedy.
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Produced by Black Factory Films and Munro Films, Schemers is the first full-length feature to be made in Dundee. That may not seem like much an achievement at first, but the film itself jokes about Dundee’s location being often unknown and irrelevant as it tells the true story of David McLean, who also wrote, directed and…
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After 13 weeks of lockdown, the country begins to return to a semblance of normality as cinemas ready to reopen.
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Callum Nelmes makes an appeal for the value of the cinema experience.
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Maddie Lock reviews the contemplative drama from Dominic Dromgoole.
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Ellis tackles the problems lying at the heart of the newest Marvel blockbuster.
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Jack Nash investigates the impact of Netflix on the film industry.
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Steven Spielberg is pushing back against Netflix becoming a serious contender for Academy awards.
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Is it true that the show will always go on? Ben argues for the cultural immortality of musical theatre.
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Does Amy Schumer’s latest film deserve the negative press it received even before its release?