Sick of Myself (2022) Review

Sick of Myself (2022) Review

Kristine Kujath Thorp is Signe, arguably the worst person in the world, in Kristoffer Borgli’s satire of culture’s glorification of victim mentality, ‘Sick of Myself’ (2022). Review by Jake Gill.

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Top Gun: Maverick Is in Love With Companionship, Familiarity

Top Gun: Maverick Is in Love With Companionship, Familiarity

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is the biggest hit of 2022 because it’s more than an action movie, it’s a romance flick dedicated to all the things we love, and love, and love again. Essay by Callum McGuigan.

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Straightwashing Removes All Rainbows: Removing Bisexuals from Comic Book Films

Straightwashing Removes All Rainbows: Removing Bisexuals from Comic Book Films

In 2022, the blockbuster sphere’s choices in representation must face more scrutiny, particularly with regard to straightwashing bisexual comic book characters. Essay by Paul Klein.

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Is Marvel’s Insistence on Being So Firmly On-The-Nose Rooted in a Distrust of Its Audience?

Is Marvel’s Insistence on Being So Firmly On-The-Nose Rooted in a Distrust of Its Audience?

In ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’, Marvel, writer Michael Waldron and director Sam Raimi, tell rather than show. Is this because they don’t trust us to understand film language? Essay by Callum McGuigan.

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One Fine Morning (2022) Review

One Fine Morning (2022) Review

Mia Hansen-Løve’s Cannes Film Festival entry ‘One Fine Morning’ starring Léa Seydoux as a single parent navigating Parisian life, depicts a bittersweet transitional period. Gala Woolley reviews.

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What Film Can Teach Us About Heartbreak

What Film Can Teach Us About Heartbreak

“Real life is often nonsensical and absurd – if art can truly mirror that experience, something special can occur.” What abstract ideas in film can teach us about heartbreak. Essay by Sam Florsheim.

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The Before Trilogy: How to Capture a Moment

The Before Trilogy: How to Capture a Moment

A love story is made of moments, and in no place are those moments captured better than in Richard Linklater’s Before Trilogy – Sunrise, Sunset, Midnight. Essay on why, by Jack Fanning.

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Cooper Raiff and the Strength of Vulnerability

Cooper Raiff and the Strength of Vulnerability

Cooper Raiff uses his films ‘Sh*thouse’ and ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ to re-evaluate the limits of masculinity, confronting limited stereotypes to present vulnerability as a strength. Essay by Tina Kakadelis.

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In Defense of the Happy Ending: Alice Wu and LGBTQ+ Movies

In Defense of the Happy Ending: Alice Wu and LGBTQ+ Movies

For so long, Hollywood has made it seem like only white, cisgender, non-disabled, heterosexual people fall in love. The films of Alice Wu offer condolence for those outside of that box. Essay by Tina Kakadelis.

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The Bubble (2022) Review

The Bubble (2022) Review

2022 Judd Apatow comedy ‘The Bubble’, released by Netflix and starring an ensemble of stars led by Karen Gillan, parodies the entertainment industry’s response to the pandemic. Nick Armstrong reviews.

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