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‘El Conde’ Review: Amusing Vampire Satire Flies Too Close To The Sun
The central idea posed by El Conde (2023), the latest work by Chilean director Pablo Larraín, reads almost like an insane conspiracy...
David Sheldon
Sep 30, 20234 min read


'Theatre Camp' Review: A Film Worthy Of The Spotlight
In the words of my mother, Theater Camp was “surprisingly good”. Even I, a self-confessed theatre kid, had serious reservations about...
Tori Taylor
Sep 16, 20234 min read


‘Food Coop’: The More Palatable Side Of Food Shopping
In early 2019, Donald Trump hosted a dinner at the White House for the Clemson Tigers college football team after they won the national...
Oisín McGilloway
Sep 15, 20234 min read


'The Blue Rose' Review: More Parody Than Pastiche
I adore Twin Peaks. I know that is, at least in film student circles, a passé statement. But the dark charm of David Lynch and Mark...
Barney Nuttall
Sep 5, 20233 min read


'Name Me Lawand' Review: A Melodic Odyssey Into Bargaining Boyhood
Film teaches us more about the world we inhabit, with the simplicity of just watching. On a molecular level, the collective we, as an...
Jessica Cogan
Aug 23, 20234 min read


'Oppenheimer' Review: Nolan's Triumph Making 'The Destroyer Of Worlds' The Saviour Of Modern Cinema
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is the cinematic peak of the trajectory of all his previous works. Moving back to his days of in-depth...
Amy Everard
Aug 23, 20235 min read


Review: Isaac Julien: What Freedom Is To Me
★★★★★ Isaac Julien, Freedom / Diasporic Dream-Space No. 1 (Once Again...Statues Never Die), 2022 Inkjet print on Canson Platine Fibre...
Grace Tomlinson
Aug 18, 20234 min read


‘Barbie’ Review: Barbie Girl Finds Out Life Is Not So Fantastic
With the build-up of ingenious marketing and an impressive cast, people have flooded the cinemas in pink to celebrate this cinematic...
Ariana Nazir
Aug 17, 20234 min read


Review: Ai Weiwei's 'Making Sense' at the Design Museum
★★★★★ Ai Weiwei at the Design Museum, September 2022. © Rick Pushinsky for the Design Museum What does design reveal about our changing...
Isabelle Ragnetti
Aug 5, 20233 min read


Review: 'Herzog & de Meuron' at the Royal Academy Is All Style, No Substance
★★☆☆☆ Herzog & de Meuron , Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, 2001-16, Model, © Herzog & de Meuron. The Royal Academy of Arts has opened a new...
Ariunzaya Batkhuyag
Jul 26, 20233 min read
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