With the future of the film industry uncertain, people are turning to the ultimate form of escapism: the movie musical. Could the often suppressed genre be cinema’s next big trend? Charlie Gardiner explores.
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Bong Joon-ho’s Best Picture Oscar winning feature ‘Parasite’ (2019/2020) makes spectacular use of windows to establish and reinforce themes. Sam Sewell-Peterson explores in this ‘Parasite’ essay.
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When plot twists work and when they don’t. Kieran Judge explores one of cinema’s most controversial, discussion stirring narrative elements, ruminating on some of the form’s best and most famous examples.
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How the films of the likes of John Woo and Wong Kar-wai have illustrated the identity crisis and cultural anxieties of Hong Kong during the state’s rich history of cinema.
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What does it mean when a film is “so bad it’s good”? Jacob Davis explains in his resurrection of our beloved series So Bad It’s Good.
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Famed German Expressionism horror-thriller ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’ turns 100 years old in 2020, but is it still relevant? Jacob Davis explores Germany’s first massively popular German export here.
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Dinesh D’Souza and Richard Spencer walk into a sit-down interview on right wing American politics. Jacob Davis deconstructs ‘The Death of A Nation’ here.
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From the Ridley Scott’s Director’s Cut of ‘Blade Runner’ to Peter Jackson’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ extended editions and right through to the Snyder Cut of ‘Justice League’ – the history of the director’s cut as presented by Sam Sewell-Peterson.
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