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'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' Does Not Understand Its Audience
The sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie released last week, an adaptation of one of the most beloved 3D platformers of the last decade that sits near and dear to fans' hearts.
Raza Mirza
Apr 104 min read


500 Years of Love in The Archives
Each person’s heart is its own archive layered with the sediments of romance, friendship, family, grief—but not everyone has quite the right words for it.
Shanai Tanwar
Apr 94 min read


'Breath of the Wild' and 'Tears of the Kingdom': The Open-World Adventures You Can't Skip
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are two of the most renowned open-world adventure games, what is it about them that has pleased players for so long?
Sanya Jan
Mar 297 min read


Who Is 'Five Nights At Freddy's 2' Really For?
Coming out of watching Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, I kept hearing that the film was “made for the fans”. As a long-term fan of the franchise, this movie was not made for me. Which raises the question: who is it for?
Joanne Baranga
Dec 28, 20254 min read


Plainclothes: A Moving Exploration Of Queerness In The 90s
Plainclothes (2025), the feature debut of Carmen Emmi, is a gritty depiction of a closeted gay police officer’s inner conflict, where his day job enforcing the law conflicts with his queerness.
Jessy Sun
Aug 31, 20253 min read


Murder And Marigolds At NBC’s Grosse Pointe Garden Society
A murder mystery set in the affluent town of Grosse Pointe, the show follows four characters trying to win the championship for the best garden in the city.
Aleesha Naqvi
Aug 28, 20253 min read


An Evening At The Proms
On the cusp of one of the many heatwaves this summer, I stood heartbroken at the third door of the Royal Albert Hall. Not only because I had committed my Saturday evening to the BBC’s Proms here, but for having told everyone of my intentions.
Artemis McMaster-Christie
Aug 23, 20255 min read


Copyright Rock: Review of Jeremy Nedd’s ‘from rock to rock… aka how magnolia was taken for granite’ at the Southbank Centre
The 'Milly Rock', it seems, belongs to no one and to everyone. The copyright questions remain unresolved, and the performance circles back to the essential rocking question: who owns what?
Hannah Durkin
Jul 30, 20253 min read


THE PITS at Somerset House: Sophia Al-Maria and Lydia Ourahmane
On the 24th of April, Somerset House saw the exclusive opening night of a participatory installment in its Studios entitled, ‘The Pits’...
Grace Mahoney
Jun 1, 20254 min read


Review: 'E.1027 - Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea'
A Review of E.1027: Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea
Ali Hussain
May 26, 20254 min read
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