‘The Dig’: A Review
For any of us having grown up in Southern England, Sutton Hoo brings flashbacks to rainy primary school trips spent
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2020 in Film
If narrowing down a short list of the year’s best films is hard in any year, then it’s positively Sisyphean
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Troubled Youth On-Screen: Fish Tank and The End Of The F**king World
When Søren Kierkegaard, the Danish philosopher said, “What if everything in the world were a misunderstanding, what if laughter were
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‘The White Tiger’: A Review
It’s no secret that Hollywood producers love nothing more than a best-seller. A popular book comes with a guaranteed audience,
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Why Cinemas Will Survive The Pandemic
During lockdown, films have been one of the few pleasures we can enjoy without leaving the house. Our time spent
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The Question of Gender In The Horror Genre
When it comes to horror films – we’re all very accustomed to seeing the same things. There’s always some overly
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The Great Trump Movies That Weren’t
Unappealing a thought as this might sound, cast your mind back to the days after Donald Trump’s election in 2016.
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Rebecca: A Review
The new adaptation of Rebecca, now streaming on Netflix, is not just a bad film; it’s the sort of wildly
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Period Drama & Painting
I don’t know if there are any other sleuths who like romantic period films out there, but if there are,
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Teen Romance, Subverted: The Half Of It Review
I don’t normally watch romantic comedy dramas, least of all those with teenage protagonists, because I know that they will
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