Sam Rippon on Drama Society and dramatic life choices
Third-year Politics and History student Sam Rippon is well-known in LSE creative circles for his pivotal role in LSESU Drama…
Sister Act: A would-have-been masterpiece
An invitation to watch what would have been the final dress rehearsal of LSESU Drama Society’s production of Sister Act…
Fight Night Sonnets
Can the brutality of Fight Night be captured through the language of love? Fight Night was one of the last…
The Wise Man of Economics ★★★★
There is a point in the second LSE Economics podcast where interviewer Matthew Bradbury lets out an almost indiscernible chuckle.…
Love Is Blind – Stay away. ★
I have, from time to time, become stuck with the most unfortunate of addictions – reality TV. It was another…
The Invisible Man – The ultimate cat and mouse ★★
I am a sucker for all things horror. The blood, gore, jump scares, and cinematic screams are all well and…
Love Letter (1953): Masculinity, survival, and the nation-state
Set in 1950 post-war Japan under the American Occupation – Reikichi, our quiet, melancholy protagonist, wanders around roads and railway…
An impression of The Lighthouse
Robert Eggers’ most recent masterpiece, The Lighthouse, is a black and white depiction of an insular maritime setting where two…
Noughts and Crosses – A race reversal drama that oozes originality ★★★★
I had no idea what to expect before I started watching the first episode of BBC’s Noughts and Crosses last…
Escape from Pretoria – You won’t believe it’s a true story ★★★★
Based on true events, Escape From Pretoria follows Tim Jenkin (Daniel Radcliffe) who was arrested for distributing leaflets against the…
