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
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
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
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
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight will write the script for the next James Bond film, Amazon MGM Studios has announced. It marks the latest step in a major overhaul of the iconic British spy franchise, following Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson handing over creative control to Amazon as part of a lucrative deal. Knight… Continue reading Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight to write next James Bond film
