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…
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…
March 2020 – films, TV shows, plays, albums, and books to look forward to
After a culturally poor February, you will be glad to hear that there is much more to look forward to…
Waiting for Anya: Not worth the wait ★★
Tackling the Holocaust warrants bravery and rendering such a tragedy into fiction for young audiences is a noble intention. Upon…
Bombshell – fox in the #MeToo hen house
There’s an irony of a proto-MeToo movement taking place in the halls of the fiercely conservative Fox News’ offices in…
Call Me When You Get This: In conversation with Sebastian Mullen
Call Me When You Get This premiered on the 31st of January 2020. Second-year IR student Sebastian Mullen wrote, starred…
Just Mercy – redemption, justice, and more besides ★★★
Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx star in this refined, fresh, yet emotionally bruising interpretation of the relationship between lawyer…
