Category: Film 1

Book adaptations have always divided opinion, especially with texts as well-loved and hotly debated as Emily Brontë’s masterpiece, Wuthering Heights. Over the years the classic tale of the tempestuous relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine has seen countless film, TV and theatre incarnations, and has even been immortalised in song by the inimitable Kate Bush. Unsurprisingly,… Continue reading Emily Brontë’s Gothic masterpiece — why the Emerald Fennell adaptation fails to capture the heart of the moors

Cinematographers and film lovers alike seem to have developed a gothic appetite. Guillermo del Toro’s new adaptation of Mary Shelley’s iconic novel, Frankenstein, gained quite a lot of friction online and has been acclaimed by audiences and critics alike. The movie seems to be a part of a wider cinematographical tendency which leans towards the… Continue reading The return of the Gothic — a negotiation of humanity

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

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

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

From watching a blockbuster at the cinema to watching a program on Netflix, the entertainment industry has had to adapt at a rapid pace to be able to keep up with demand from audiences. But to what detriment? For starters, the movie industry has produced multiple classics over the years. This ranging from the 1950s… Continue reading The Slop Era Is Upon Us

There needs to be some way to distil a review that enables audiences to navigate the sheer density of a production in one quick bite. With the average ticket becoming prohibitively expensive, it would be impossible for even the most avid theatregoer to watch everything on offer across the UK and West End. Understandably, we… Continue reading The Fault in Our Stars: should we rethink our quantitative assessment of theatre?

Alice Lowe’s Timestalker is an inventive, genre-bending dark comedy that traverses time, love and existential questions with her signature sharp wit and emotional depth. Following her critically acclaimed debut feature Prevenge (2016), Lowe returns with a more ambitious and stylistically experimental project. In Timestalker, she once again demonstrates her unique voice, blending comedy with moments… Continue reading Timestalker: Alice Lowe’s darkly hilarious journey through love and time