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In conversation with Crap Film Club
Crap Film Club is a group which meets every month or so to watch a terrible, terrible film and laugh. A lot. It seems like a winning...
Barney Nuttall
Dec 20, 20239 min read


‘Eileen’ Review: A Quizzical And Chilling Thriller That Reaches An Uncertain End
William Oldroyd’s film adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s 2015 debut novel Eileen is an unsettling and dryly funny thriller. The unlikeable...
Maleehah Laher
Dec 20, 20233 min read


'Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget' Review: Aardman Animations Are Sticking To Their Roots
The stop-motion sequel to the hit comedy animation Chicken Run (2000) premiered in London earlier this year at the BFI London Film...
Amy Everard
Dec 19, 20234 min read


‘Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind’ (1984): Miyazaki’s Reflection on Ecocide and Imperialism
In 1984 Hayao Miyazaki released Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, his story of a simple agrarian community being dragged into the...
Charley Dennis
Dec 13, 20236 min read


‘Anselm’ Review: A Poetic Documentary Told By Its Subject
Is a documentary a true account of reality? Such a question has been at the forefront of documentarian or biographical storytelling....
Ariunzaya Batkhuyag
Dec 5, 20233 min read


STRAND Magazine Arts and Culture Roundup 2023: Our Top Picks From This Year
Image courtesy of Ian Schneider via Unsplash (licensed under Unsplash License) It's the most wonderful time of the year, as I'm sure the...
The Strand Magazine
Dec 1, 202310 min read


'The Bikeriders': Motorcycles, Americana, And A Love Triangle
In an engrossing slice of Midwestern Americana through the 1960s to 70s, The Bikeriders (2023) captures the glories and tragedies of a...
Anna Stafford
Nov 28, 20237 min read


The Way to The Heart Is Through the Stomach: The Cinematic Role of Food in Anime
Studio Ghibli's Food; image courtesy of Lanigan, Roisin. “Why Animated Studio Ghibli Food Looks so Delicious.”,...
Karan Nimsons
Nov 27, 20232 min read


'Maestro' LFF 2023 Review: A Reverent Portrait Of A Musical Magician
The towering legacy of Leonard Bernstein is undeniable, as of course are his extraordinary talents. Having had the privilege to perform...
David Sheldon
Nov 27, 20234 min read


Crap Film Club: Bad Acting, Rubber Monsters and a Great Night Out
Cinephilia is at an all-time high. From Instagram accounts to Letterboxd, everybody is a critic, situating themselves as purveyors of the...
Barney Nuttall
Nov 21, 20234 min read
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