Is gender equality close to being achieved in Hollywood?
Emily Wain argues that the inequality surrounding directors needs addressing for the film industry to progress
Review: Alita: Battle Angel
Alita: Battle Angel could have been vastly entertaining, but somehow manages to fall short at every hurdle
Review: Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Driven by two stupendous Oscar-nominated performances, Can You Ever Forgive Me? is a thoroughly entertaining picture with heaps of memorable dialogue.
Crazy Rich Asians is not a victory
Crazy Rich Asians cements Chinese dominance in multi-racial Singapore, and panders to Westernised conceptions of Asian culture.
Review: Mary Queen of Scots
You should go and see Mary Queen of Scots quite simply because it’s one of the most beautiful films to grace cinema screens this year.
How To Train Your Dragon 3: The Hidden World
How To Train Your Dragon 3 will leave you crying, in a good way
True Crime Story: The People vs. Film-Makers
The recent true crime obsession has brought with it significant controversy surrounding the balance between respect for a crime’s victims and their families and film-makers’ rights to tell these stories
Review: Escape Room
Escape Room is a confused, poorly written mess of a horror film that’s also glorious to watch for its ridiculousness and bizarre imagination.
Review: Beautiful Boy
Felix Van Groeningen well and truly changed the teenage drama sub-genre with Beautiful Boy, a film based on the memoirs of Nic and David Sheff.
Oscar Nominations 2019
The current controversy surrounding the now hostless Oscars means the spotlight shining on this year’s nominations is even brighter
Review: The Mule
A terrible example of trying to have your own cake and eat it. Balancing an interrogative character piece alongside Clint Eastwood having two threesomes
Review: FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened
Netflix’s recent documentary on FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened, directed by Chris Smith, sheds light on this disaster.
Review: Sex Education
Educational and embracing – two words that describe Netflilx’s 8-episode series, Sex Education, which pleases not only young demographics, but also the LGBT community.
Review: Welcome to Marwen
Matthew Johnston reviews Welcome To Marwen, which is so poor he wishes he entered his own imaginary world
Review: An Impossible Love
A film for women, about women, An Impossible Love is a powerful reminder of the dangers of toxic masculinity
Review: Stan and Ollie
Jon S. Baird’s Stan and Ollie (2018) is a sweet reminder of the humanity behind humour, and the pleasure of those who make us laugh, and love.