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My Favourite Film: 'Fight Back to School'
Credit: Orange Sky Golden Harvest Fight Back to School is completely nonsensical, cliché and ridiculous in both its plot and execution....

Lydia Leung
Mar 9, 20233 min read


'Bardo' Review: Take A Risk!
I took my four-year-old cousin to the Frameless exhibition in Marble Arch the other day. For the two hours we spent there, a look of...
Ben Lewis
Mar 4, 20233 min read


Strand Film Festival 2022: A Glimpse of Tomorrow’s Filmmakers
Credit: Ladan Saidi At Strand Film Festival Week, which closed Friday 9th December, we saw many experimental films from an array of...
OisÃn McGilloway
Jan 31, 20233 min read


'The Last of Us' (HBO) Review: The Last of Us TV Series Does Something Different
The moment I heard the familiar notes of Gustavo Santaolalla - 'the maestro’, as he is affectionately called by the story’s creator Neil...
Arjan Mann
Jan 29, 20234 min read


'A Christmas Carol' Review: What Is Christmas For, If Not To Scare Kids Into Being Better People?
It’s that time of year again: tinsel, roast dinners and people pretending Home Alone is the best Christmas film. In fact, there’s a lot...
Georgia Gibson
Dec 20, 20224 min read


The Power Of Jesse’s Wooden Box: A Look At Breaking Bad's Finest Scene
‘Let me ask you something. If you had the chance to do anything you wanted, what would you do?’ So begins one of, if not the, most...
Alex Alcock
Dec 16, 20224 min read


"Silent Night, Deadly Night" Review: One Might Question What Makes This Film "Christmassy"
Released in November 1984 in time for the big day, Silent Night, Deadly Night is, without question, a video-nasty. Coming in at only 79...
OisÃn McGilloway
Dec 14, 20223 min read


Danny Elfman and Original Cast Amaze Wembley Audiences With 'Nightmare Before Christmas' Live Show
Photo by Megan Gallagher Last Friday and Saturday night, OVO Arena Wembley hosted legendary composer Danny Elfman and the BBC Concert...
Megan Gallagher
Dec 13, 20222 min read


’Traces of Glory’: In Conversation with Mark Allen Davis, Jan Jansen and Jeff Martin
Credit: Tinboat Productions Traces of Glory is a documentary chronicling the story of the band Idaho, which premiered at the Raindance...
Jamie Cook
Dec 5, 20224 min read


'Pinocchio' Review: Guillermo del Toro's Dazzling Debut Into Animation
Competing with two other adaptions of Collodi’s legendary children’s novel this year, one might wonder how Del Toro, for the first time...
Alex Alcock
Dec 3, 20223 min read
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