Thelma and Louise: The Most Powerful Final Image in Cinema
How the ending to Ridley Scott’s ‘Thelma & Louise’ (1991) is one of the most iconic and powerful in all of cinema, and how it can be interpreted. Essay by Gala Woolley.
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DC’s Lightest Movie, Shazam!, Also Contains Its Darkest Moment
In the light-hearted family movie Shazam!, that subverted the tone of the earlier DCEU, David F. Sandberg finds space for a heartbreaking character moment. Article by Rob Gifford.
Read MoreNetflix’s Business Model Doesn’t Allow for Long-Term Film Success
Netflix Original movies seem to disappear just as soon as they’ve appeared, and with a new film set to be released during every week of 2021, it’s an issue filmmakers should take notice of. Essay by Luke Hinton.
Read MoreArrival and the Language of Cinema
In his 2016 science fiction film ‘Arrival’, director Denis Villeneuve expertly uses the power of cinematic language to take us on a mind bending journey of love, loss, and the inevitability of time. Essay by Margaret Roarty.
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Sia’s Music Is Not “a Love Letter to the Autistic Community”: It’s Another Unrealistic Portrayal of ASD
Sia’s Golden Globes nominated feature film debut, ‘Music’, a musical starring Maddie Ziegler and Kate Hudson, is another unrealistic portrayal of ASD. Essay by Shona Leigh Pope.
Read MoreYou’ve Seen ‘Soul’. Now What?
What does Disney Pixar’s ‘Soul’ tell us about ourselves? What lessons does ‘Soul’ aim to teach us? How can this Pete Docter film be read? Peter Charney explores.
Read MoreThe Subversion of the Motion Picture Production Code in Cat People
How Jacques Tourneur thriller ‘Cat People’ (1942) worked with and against the Hays Code to become a much discussed and highly influential film of its era. Essay by Jacob Davis.
Read MoreThe Greatest Film Trailer of All Time? Psycho (1960)
Analysing the iconic trailer to the iconic 1960 horror ‘Psycho’, starring a first person narration from director Alfred Hitchcock himself. Feature by Kieran Judge.
Read MoreShot-for-Shot: Stryker’s Dilemma in Sands of Iwo Jima
How tension is ramped up and a moral conundrum of war is addressed in one particularly well made scene in ‘Sands of Iwo Jima’, starring John Wayne. Analysis by Kieran Judge.
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Austin Butler to Star in Darren Aronofsky Crime Thriller
Austin Butler is to lead a new film from Sony Pictures and 'Powers'