Aftersun ★★★★★
by Vanessa Huang As children, we see our parents as infallible. Over time, this image is slowly chipped away and…
The Beaver at The BFI, 2022
With articles by Jack Beeching, William Goltz, Vanessa Huang, Christina Jiang, Liv Kessler, Jill Shaughnessy and Syed Zaid Ali. Illustrated…
Ammonite – Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet find love amongst Cornish rocks and fossils ★★★★
Ammonite follows the life of famous paleontologist Mary Anning (Kate Winslet). While she never married, in 1825 she met Charlotte…
The Love Witch (2016): Politicising the Feminine Gaze
With Halloween around the corner and a second season of quarantine pending (sans Tiger King this time), I decided that…
The Thing About Harry – hit me hard ★★★★
When Hulu first announced its new gay rom-com, I was sceptical: a young, attractive, white tw*nk who falls in love…
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…
Dark Waters: a poignant attack on chemical giants and human greed ★★★★
By Francesca Liberatore Vaselli Dark Waters uncovers the DuPont scandal, where lawyer Robert Billot (Mark Ruffalo) sued American chemical giant…
Joker: A clown act you’re unlikely to forget
The origin story of Batman’s arch-enemy defies the usual conventions of a comic book adaptation. Laughing out loud would be…
