Fantasy Island (2020) Review

New Blumhouse fantasy-thriller-horror ‘Fantasy Island’ (2020) might be worth a watch if you’re a fan of Lucy Hale, but it won’t thrill fans of the genre quite like a ‘Get Out’. Sophie Cook reviews.

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My Neighbours the Yamadas (1999) Review

Studio Ghibli’s first fully computer-animated feature, from lesser known Ghibli director Isao Takahata, is a unique though very different animated vision from Hayao Miyazaki’s. Sam Sewell-Peterson’s review.

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Breaking Principles: Passive Characters in ‘Vivarium’ (2020)

How ‘Vivarium’ (2020) succeeds in frustrating some and enlightening others through its choice of presenting actively-passive characters against all usual writing principles. Essay by Kieran Judge.

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5 Great Comedies from the Past 5 Years That You Should Watch To Keep You Going

We all need a laugh, so here are five films from the past five years that are guaranteed to give you one (according to Joseph Wade, anyway).

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Examining Controversial Depictions of Jesus Christ in Cinema

As one of history’s most influential figures, depictions of Jesus Christ have caused controversy and discord since the days of the early church, and the same goes for cinema. In this piece Katie Doyle examines cinema’s most provocative interpretations of the Easter Story.

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Quentin Tarantino Movies Ranked

All 10 Quentin Tarantino movies from ‘Reservoir Dogs’ to ‘Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood’, via the likes of ‘Pulp Fiction’ and ‘Kill Bill’ ranked worst to best by Beth Sawdon.

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Are Musicals Cinema’s Next Big Trend?

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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Plot Reveals vs Plot Twists – When They Work and When They Don’t

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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Our Ladies (2020) GFF Review

Directed by Michael Caton-Jones, ‘Our Ladies’ is a ‘wildly entertaining riot of a movie’. Click to read Sophie Butcher’s review in full.

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