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'Velvet Buzzsaw' Pokes Fun at the LA Art Scene
Spoiler alert! If you have not watched Netflix’s film Velvet Buzzsaw, then this might give away a good chunk of the plot. Nevertheless,...
Ally Faughnan
Feb 25, 20193 min read


'If Beale Street Could Talk' - Q&A with Barry Jenkins, Regina King and Nicholas Britell
“Every black person in America was born on Beale Street, born in the black neighbourhood of some American city, whether in Jackson,...
Eloise Wright
Feb 20, 20194 min read


"Burning" is a Brilliantly Crafted Metaphor
Desire, insatiability and an overwhelming feeling, eventually becomes fury in Burning, an excellently crafted film by one of South...
Simran Kaur
Feb 9, 20193 min read


"Mary Queen of Scots" is Engaging but Not Without Flaws
The premise of Mary Queen of Scots promises political intrigue with a zeitgeist-y inflection of girl power. It is unsurprising,...
Hannah Clayton
Feb 6, 20192 min read


Kill It With FYRE
“How did you go bankrupt?” “Two ways. Gradually and then suddenly.” - Ernest Hemingway. FYRE, the bizarre story of an exclusive music...
Konrad Van Halewyn
Feb 6, 20193 min read


"Beautiful Boy" Showcases the Surprisingly Magnetic Duo That Are Chalamet and Carrell
Addiction is a topic constantly put under the microscope in contemporary cinema. Despite constantly being approached from different...
Magdalena Lapa
Jan 28, 20193 min read


Gate Theatre – 'Dear Elizabeth' Review
The Gate Theatre is undeniably charming. It is a small seventy-five seat theatre in Notting Hill - one of the smallest of the West End...
Godelieve de Bree
Jan 28, 20193 min read


'The Favourite' is a Striking Balance of Different Genres
If with The Lobster (2015) and The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017) Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos had started to attract an audience...
Eleonora Colli
Jan 22, 20194 min read


"Colette" Is A Refreshingly Realistic Depiction Of A Complex Woman
Wash Westmoreland’s "Colette" gives voice to the story of esteemed French writer Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (Kiera Knightley) and her...
Megan Williams
Jan 12, 20193 min read


"The Wild Pear Tree" Explores The Complicated Path Of Adulthood
Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s "The Wild Pear Tree" (Ahlat Agaci) is an exercise in careful lyricism stretched into 188 minutes. It follows Sinan,...
Margarita Bassova
Jan 7, 20193 min read
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