Words by Billy Edwards One of AmericaÔÇÖs greatest heroes has finally got the awe-inspiring cinema treatment he deserved. ÔÇÿELVISÔÇÖ is an electric tribute to a masterful showman, flying by despite its well-over two-hour runtime. Directed by Baz Luhrmann in his colourfully kaleidoscopic style, it is very much as theatrical as ElvisÔÇÖ awesome performances ÔÇô it looks ÔÇÿWalk HardÔÇÖ or ÔÇÿSpinal TapÔÇÖ dead in the eye, … Continue reading Review: Elvis
By Catarina Vicente We spend too much time at work. As a fact accepted by blue and white-collar workers alike (and yet barely acknowledged or acted upon by companies), spending so much of our lives working feels like an inevitable nightmare for many. ItÔÇÖs no wonder campaigns for better work-life balance have become more common over recent years. Ben StillerÔÇÖs new series, Severance, explores this … Continue reading Review: Severance (Apple TV+)
By Annabelle Martin NetflixÔÇÖs Bridgerton tells two distinct love stories in Seasons 1 and 2. Season 1 concerns the intimate relationship between Daphne and the Duke, Simon, which turns from forced to pure love. Season 2 is about a love-hate relationship between Anthony and Kate (Viscount Bridgerton and Kate Sharma, ( a visitor from India). While Season 1 focuses on sexual encounters with a shock … Continue reading How Bridgerton Season 2 Stacks Up
2021 was a mixed bag for movie musicals, from the critically acclaimed and award-winning West Side Story, to the pilloried disappointment that was Dear Evan Hansen. However, agonizingly, Jon M. ChuÔÇÖs cinematic adaptation of In The Heights, the stage version by Lin-Manuel Miranda, flew pretty under the radar, despite seemingly being appreciatedon the whole ÔÇô garnering an even 94% on Rotten Tomatoes for both the … Continue reading ÔÇ¿A Case for In The Heights (2021)
by Manon Jones Since buying north Wales football club Wrexham AFC, alongside fellow actor Rob McElhenney, Ryan Reynolds has featured in the first two films to have the option of Welsh subtitles on Netflix. The first film of his to have this exciting option was Red Notice released in 2021 which featured Dwayne Johnson and Gal Gadot alongside Reynolds. This has since been followed by … Continue reading The Importance of NetflixÔÇÖs Welsh Subtitles
By: Erykah Cameron Maggie GyllenhaalÔÇÖs debut as a writer-director ÔÇÿThe Lost DaughterÔÇÖ, available on Netflix, is a drama that follows Leda (Olivia Colman) on holiday and explores her meeting a young mother, Nina (Dakota Johnson), who reminds her of her former self. The pair keep meeting on the beach and as Colman watches the young mother, a series of memories from her past unravel. ColmanÔÇÖs … Continue reading The Lost Daughter – An Unprecedented Portrayal of Motherhood
By Ananya Ranjit I was 15 when I first took the Hogwarts Express to the Wizarding World. What started reluctantly soon spiralled into full blown Pottermania as I devoured each bookÔÇö often under the sheets in the torchlight, so much so that my mother had to impose a one-week reading ban to bring me back to the Muggle world. I made a list of all … Continue reading Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
By Megan Malthouse The 2022 Golden Globes was possibly the most anticlimactic event in recent Hollywood history. Following the boycott from broadcasting companies due to its whitewashed nominating committee, it took place solely as a live-blogging event. No hosts. No celebrity guests. No live audience. The feverish first week of the events calendar, which was supposed to celebrate Hollywood’s booming return to glitz and glamour, … Continue reading Are Awards Shows Still Relevant?
By Megha Roy A title, a storyline that are both tad too long, and a queer take on the turn of events, the new Netflix series, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window starring Kristen Bell has been gaining quiet a bit of attention lately, notwithstanding the overall mixed reviews. This series offers a comic riff on the … Continue reading Review: The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl In The Window
By Hannah Anstee Note: Spoilers are included in the review below! After a two year gap, Killing Eve has returned with their final season, and there have already been a lot of changes and developments in the premiere alone. We wonÔÇÖt do an in-depth recap, but to summarise; Villanelle tried and failed to reform herself via Christianity, and has had some sort of psychotic break … Continue reading Killing Eve Returns: Season 4 Premiere Review
by: Aidan Mc Namee TV audiences are no stranger to the reunion special; casts have been reunited and rebooted for as long as weÔÇÖve been willing to watch. However, Community, The Office, and Parks and Recreation were just some of the shows that have recently opted for the Zoom reunion, featuring cast conversations, table reads of fan favourite episodes, or in the case of Parks … Continue reading Reunion Returns: The Appeal of Revisiting the Past
By Jasmine Jones Emily In Paris is back for a highly anticipated second season, with the same light-hearted humour that made it such a global success last year. It brings back the same loveable characters, irreverent storylines, and of course a lot of clich├®s. With the mixed reviews regarding season one, I was eager to find out if the show had changed in any way, … Continue reading Fixing Emily In Paris? A Season 2 Review
by Zainab Javed Conflating child-like idealism with the brutalities of a war-ravaged state, Murad Abu EishehÔÇÖs gut-wrenching TalaÔÇÖvision explores the veracities of a war zone through the vantage point of its young protagonist, Tala. Trapped in a war-ridden reality, 8-year-old Tala finds solace and freedom in a forbidden television. However, the secret TV becomes a matter of life and death. A few weeks ago, I … Continue reading In Conversation with Murad Abu Eisheh – Student Oscar Winner and Maker of ‘Tala’vision’
By Catarina Vicente For all the ways 2021 sucked, Succession was one of its best parts. Nothing really compared to going home after a Monday full of lectures, to tune in and lose yourself in a new hour-long episode, after which you could browse social media to witness a whole fandom analyzing ÔÇô or just making memes ÔÇô of the latest developments in the series. … Continue reading Succession: A Shakespearean Tragedy or a Sitcom?
By Zainab Javed Issues of gentrification, class, race, love, family, and violence interwoven with glorious dance and song routines ÔÇô it might seem a lot for one film to accommodate, yet Steven Spielberg, alongside screenwriter Tony Kushner and cinematographer Janusz Kaminski, in his revision of West Side Story, manages to pull this incredible feat. The 74-year-old director masterfully weaves the myriad of threads together into … Continue reading Review: West Side Story (2021)
By Niladri Singh The hit series You was adapted from the novel of the same name, written by Caroline Keepers and published in September 2014. The show, which initially aired on Lifetime, was passed on to Netflix and has performed wonderfully, keeping audiences engaged with the tale of a murderous protagonist, as he moves from one city to another, discovering (not so) new ways to … Continue reading Review: You (Netflix)
Help (Channel 4) By Pui Kuan Cheah There were so many films I considered mentioning here, but I have to give this to Help, the timely TV movie released on Channel 4. Following Sarah, who starts working at a care home in Liverpool in early 2020, Help intimately presents the heartbreaking realities of the crises care homes around the UK faced during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic. … Continue reading 2021 in Film and TV: A Retrospective
By Abi Edwards Gunther is renowned as being one of the most entertaining characters in the well-loved NBC sitcom, Friends. He appeared in 148 episodes across the series during its run between 1994 and 2004, and was often seen in the background pouring coffee when Chandler, Monica, Rachel, Ross, Joey and Phoebe sat on the iconic orange couch in the middle of Central Perk. Sadly, … Continue reading Remembering James Michael Tyler: A Look Back at GuntherÔÇÖs Best Moments in Friends
By Libbi Kettle On a train from Manchester to Kings Cross, 1990, an ordinary muggle with an impeccable imagination starts to plan a franchise that will shake up millions. She doesnÔÇÖt know that yet, but her idea is going to become this widely beloved fictional world beyond the pages of a book. It will spur the creation of magical movies, theatrical theme parks, suspenseful spinoffs, … Continue reading Potter Turns 20: The Legacy of the Wizarding World
A couple of weeks ago, I got the chance to sit down for an interview with Thomas Duke, who runs the Instagram account @steppingthroughfilm, which you may have seen floating around the film portion of the internet. The account spotlights filming locations of many beloved movies and series, including Sex Education and Hot Fuzz, providing in depth exploration of the integration of our world into … Continue reading Filming Locations: An Interview with Thomas Duke (@steppingthroughfilm)
