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Photo by Bence Szemerey via Pexels (licensed under the Pexels Licence ) A century after the genre first haunted the silver screen, Gothic sensibilities and traditions have crept back into cinema, uncannily suited to express the anxieties of the 2020s. While some Gothic monsters remain the most recognisable figures in literature and film, these stories have always been less about the monsters themselves than about the systems and histories that give rise to them. From the ec

Photo by Rawpixel via Openverse (licensed under CC0 1.0 ) Most disheartening about the reception to Game of Thrones’  final season was what it seemed to mean for future on-screen adaptations of George R.R. Martin’s work. With spinoffs being announced and then cancelled left, right and centre, and Martin himself beginning to openly blog about his own feelings of disappointment, fans began to take any A Song of Ice and Fire news with a pinch of salt. For a while, the legacy o

Photo by aj_aaaab on Unsplash A relative of mine recently said to me: “Films aren’t the same anymore, I don’t want to see anything at the cinema nowadays.” She worked in the film industry for 50 years. I had just finished asking her about her career and she reflected fondly, but to see her disappointment at what was once her scene saddened me. I thought back to the last time we had been to the cinema together. We saw The Naked Gun (2025), a legacy sequel to the original fra

The Death of Bunny Munro is a gritty tale dissecting father and son relationships with themes of  alcoholism, addiction and grief.

Photo by Kazzle John Delbo on Unsplash Contains spoilers for Love Is Blind season nine, episodes 1-11.  I have been an avid enjoyer of the reality TV show Love Is Blind   (created by Chris Coelen) since it first premiered in 2020. The premise of the show is simple: fall in love with someone, get engaged sight unseen and then get to know them physically before either marrying them, or walking away. It puts into practice the claim that people do prefer personality over looks.

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.

Rivals burst onto our screens with displays of nudity, opulence, and unrestrained lust.

The only coherent thought whizzing around in my TV-hazy brain spluttered, “I would’ve much preferred if I had taken my time.” 

Loosely defined as a philosophy and lifestyle prioritising the pursuit of pleasure, hedonism is a recurring theme in 'Fallout'.

A review of Netflix's new limited series 'Apple Cider Vinegar'