Midsommar (2019) Review
“With Midsommar, Aster has scored again, topping his first film with a truly horrific nightmare drenched in sunlight.” Samuel Sybert reviews ‘Midsommar’ starring Florence Pugh.
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It Just Might be His Masterpiece: Revisiting Tarantino’s ‘Inglourious Basterds’ Ten Years Later
Will Quentin Tarantino ever top ‘Pulp Fiction’? Maybe he already has. Samuel Sybert breaks down the artistry behind the iconic director’s ‘Inglourious Basterds’.
Read MoreA Clockwork Orange In Retrospect – Its Themes, Its Reception and Kubrick’s Directorial Masterclass
‘A Clockwork Orange’, the controversial 1971 release from directorial master Stanley Kubrick, has been analysed by Lucas Hill-Paul regarding its themes, reception and delivery in this exclusive retrospective.
Read MoreFrom Final Girls to Kickass Women – What Modern Female Protagonists Have in Common with Ellen Ripley
“Ellen Ripley stands as one of the first pages torn out of a sexist and archaic rulebook.” From Final Girls to Kickass Women – What Modern Female Protagonists Have in Common with Ellen Ripley.
Read MoreRay & Liz (2018) Review
Richard Billingham’s ‘Ray & Liz’ (2018), starring Justin Sallinger, is “a superbly photographed document” but features a “mean-spirited smugness” according to Lucas Hill-Paul in his review.
Read MoreAliens (1986) Retrospective Review
In his retrospective review of James Cameron’s ‘Aliens’ (1986), Lucas Hill-Paul describes the famous sequel as “a landmark in action-horror”. Read the full piece here.
Read MoreAlien (1979) Retrospective Review
Ridley Scott’s ‘Alien’ (1979) pairs “genuine, spine-tingling horror and thematic resonance” to create a classic of horror and sci-fi. Lucas Hill-Paul reviews…
Read MoreBirds of Passage (2018) Review
Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra’s ‘Birds of Passage’, a Colombian picture chronicling country’s Marijuana Bonanza, has “the literary feel of a modern classic”. Lucas Hill-Paul reviews.
Read MoreBohemian Rhapsody (2018) Review
2018 Queen biopic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ is “a picture that settles for a greatest hits sing-along medley to let the audience do all the emotional work for themselves” according to Luke Whitticase of Whitty Stuff.
Read MoreThe History of Zombies in Cinema
Drawing from John Landis’ “Monsters in the Movies”, Rhian Gillah explores the development of zombies throughout cinematic history.
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