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M Is For Middling In Lowthorpe’s H Is For Hawk (2025)
H is for Hawk (2025) is a biographical drama film adapted by director Philippa Lowthorpe from the best-selling autobiography by the same name, published in 2014. The film follows Helen Macdonald, played by Claire Foy of The Crown fame, as she tends to a goshawk in the aftermath of her father’s death.
Hania Ahmed
8 hours ago3 min read


But Do We Love LA?
Rachel Sennott’s ‘I Love LA’ was caught in a whirlwind of cast discourse even before it was released.
Malishka Shaikh-Kannamwar
1 day ago5 min read


After The Hunt… For Good Writing: A Nothingburgers Movie
A good film can make you feel and ponder endlessly; this one made me feel absolutely nothing, and I left the theatre confused and head empty.
Jessy Sun
6 days ago5 min read


The Wytches: Making Noise in the Age of the Machine
Photo by Steve Gullick courtesy of After Hours PR My Thursday evening during reading week was not spent reading, but rather spent following The Wytches around on the final night of their UK tour at The Dome . As this was my first interview with Strand’s Music column and the Northern line was predictably unpredictable, my solo journey to Tufnell Park was undeniably chaotic. Between frantic texts to co-editor Mahak about my ETA, I received a casual message from the band’s mana
Hannah Breen
Nov 159 min read


Man's Best Friend And Why The Album Cover Actually Doesn’t Work
Image courtesy of Raph_PH under CC-BY-4.0 via Creative Commons Sabrina Carpenter's seventh studio album, Man's Best Friend, had a highly anticipated release following the roaring success of her previous record, Short n' Sweet . However, the singer faced a barrage of backlash after revealing the cover art of her newly announced record in which she stood on her hands and knees whilst a faceless suited man pulled at her hair. While some critics deemed the cover politically tone
Dema Raye
Nov 136 min read


Album Review: Vicious Delicious By Luvcat
A review of Luvcat's debut album, Vicious Delicious.
Mahak Naddafi
Nov 83 min read


The Psychedelic Furs: Live At The London Palladium 2025
A live review of British New Wave icons, The Psychedelic Furs, performing their 2025 London tour date.
Mahak Naddafi
Nov 83 min read


How Cinematic Language Conveys ‘One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’s Message: Slowly, Subtly, and Strongly
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) acts as a cautionary tale toward complacency. The psychological drama centres around Randle McMurphy’s (Jack Nicholson) occupancy in an Oregon psychiatric ward; his navigation of its unshakeable rules and systems leads to a plethora of incidents, sometimes intense or comedic, sometimes hopeful or hopeless.
Darina Babacheva
Oct 305 min read


The Thing With Feathers: Life, Death, And The Things In Between
I would like you to imagine that you are a middle-aged man with two young boys who has just lost his wife and the mother of his children. Now sprinkle in your inability to parent and grieve synonymously, what would that produce?
Zarah Hashim
Oct 255 min read


The House Of Mirth: The Remastering Of A Legacy
Davies’ legacy lives on through his art, and the BFI fosters that legacy as it commemorates him through the re-release and remastering of his works. We had the privilege of being invited to watch the first in this series: The House of Mirth.Â
Zarah Hashim
Oct 245 min read
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