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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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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‘That girl thinks she’s the Queen of the neighbourhood, I got news for you, she is!’ – How Cathy Yan’s ‘Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey’ embraces the Riot Grrrl ethos in its fresh attempts to validate female anger. Article by Leoni Horton.
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Released 10 years ago (2010), Martin Scorsese’s ‘Shutter Island’ has taken on a life of its own to remain a relevant and enticing masterpiece from one of cinema’s greatest. Beth Sawdon explores…
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Austin Butler is to lead a new film from Sony Pictures and 'Powers'