The way that The Chronology of Water (2025) is billed from a quick Google search is misleading. Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut cannot be reduced to a story about a swimmer. Adapted from the 2011 memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch, the film explores abuse and trauma, but ultimately results in healing through the power of writing.

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 franchise from the...

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. Initially, the...