Capturing Modernity: The Challenge of Portraying the Contemporary World

Capturing Modernity: The Challenge of Portraying the Contemporary World

For the first time in cinema history, the most prominent filmmakers of the day are retreating from portraying modern life. Why is this? And what effect does this have? Essay by Noah Sparkes.

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Host (2020) Review

Host (2020) Review

Rob Savage directed Zoom video call horror film ‘Host’ (2020) takes “a simple, economic concept and expands it into something chillingly lasting”. Sam Sewell-Peterson reviews.

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The Art of the Social Media Thriller; Narcissism, Paranoia and Tools for Good or Ill

The Art of the Social Media Thriller; Narcissism, Paranoia and Tools for Good or Ill

“Technological paranoia has always been great fuel for exciting films and filmmaking.” Sam Sewell-Peterson takes us through 4 of the best examples from the recent trend of Social Media Thrillers.

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