It’s never been easier to watch movies. Fire up your streaming service of choice, navigate through pages of straight-to-Netflix slop, and enjoy the show. Yet, prior to the mid-2010s, streaming content was a novelty; further back than that, the concept of unlimited access to media at home was a sci-fi dream. Indeed, commercial VHS players didn’t reach the United… Continue reading In Search of Lost Film: Proust’s Nostalgia and the All-Access Economy
After years of modern cinema being dominated by science fiction, cheesy romcoms and hyperealistic dramas, it is now reverting back to a bygone era toward the ornate and haunted world of gothic storytelling. With Guillermo Del Toro’s recent release Frankenstein (2025), Robert Egger’s Nosferatu (2024) and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s upcoming film The Bride! (2026), filmmakers are… Continue reading The Gothic Revival in Cinema
Die, My Love (2025) is directed by the brilliant filmmaker Lynne Ramsey, who has a fearless way of exploring motherhood on screen. She doesn’t show us the happy, gentle, and joyful version of being a mother. Instead, she forces the audience to see the messy, uncomfortable reality- the postpartum depression, the internal chaos, the moments women rarely… Continue reading The Uncanny Side of Motherhood in Die, My Love
Very few TV shows can maintain a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score while delivering the most absurd lines and unjustifiably dramatic plot imaginable. But then again, very few shows are written by Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin. Gloriously ridiculous and so far overblown is The Chair Company, the new limited series written by the duo and fronted by… Continue reading The Chair Company: Tim Robinson’s profound ability to out-mortify the human experience
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s magnum opus, Frankenstein, has greatly influenced the arts over the past centuries. Spanning novels, characters inspired by the creature, and film adaptations that provide space for their own interpretation with artistic uniqueness and pioneering elements from the classic story. Among them is Guillermo del Toro’s version, released this year, which amassed 29.1M… Continue reading Parental Trauma Themes and Biblical Allusions in Frankenstein
As we near the end of the film festival season, one highlight across the board has been Ronan Day-Lewis’s Anemone. After world-premiering at the New York Film Festival, praise and press for the stormy, Yorkshire-set picture have eclipsed some of the other strong releases. The fanfare surrounding the festival’s premiere wasn’t just about a son’s bold directorial… Continue reading Daniel Day-Lewis’ Refined Mastery
Nolan. Tarantino. Scorsese. Spielberg. These names are synonymous with the term: master of cinema and are often mentioned when one discusses the great directors of our time. All have brought us groundbreaking stories, timeless classics and masterpieces that have stood the test of time. However, there is one name that is left out. David Fincher. Whilst he is highly acclaimed and has been Oscar-nominated three times; the masterpieces he has made are all well-known and frequently cited… Continue reading Directed Focus: David Fincher
With a Charli XCX DJ remix as its soundtrack, the trailer for the new Wuthering Heights adaptation is capturing a wider Gen Z audience and renewing interest in Emily Brontë’s legendary classic. Emerald Fennell—best known for directing Saltburn—appears to have carefully assembled the key ingredients for another buzzy release. Margot Robbie Jacob Elordi star, and… Continue reading Barbie glam, Aussie accents and Marie Antoinette opulence: why Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights feels off
It’s a hard thing, realising people aren’t who you want them to be. Such a poignant, sincere line was first heard in the trailer for Scott Cooper’s new Bruce Springsteen biopic, which sees The Bear star Jeremy Allen White tasked with embodying ‘The Boss’. Yet, it wasn’t until I was sat captivated in the cinema that I heard the line afresh, stricken by how one compelling piece of… Continue reading The Man Beneath the Surface: Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere Review
Picture this – a street in Northeast London, a row of houses, two storeys, lines of windows punctuated by front doors, garden walls, wheelie bins. Look up to the roofs, tiles, chimney pots. Now, imagine a bed on one of those roofs, white wrought iron frame, red crochet blanket. It was here – on the roof – that… Continue reading Power to the people: an interview with artist and filmmaker Daniel Edelstyn
