When the Crows Creep in: Open Theatre’s ‘Corvus’
Lily Rodney reviews the LUU Open Theatre production of 'Corvus', discussing the key explorations of anxiety and paranoia. The LUU...
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Childhood Friendships: Lessons from Stand by Me
Najla Omar reflects on the lessons about friendship and childhood in Reiner's Stand by Me. I must admit; I am...
“Urinetown”: A Brilliantly Entertaining Mess
Caitlin Wolfheimer reviews LUU Musical Theatre Society's Urinetown. The LUU Musical Theatre society’s production of Urinetown in the Riley Smith...
Leeds Palestinian Film Festival: ‘Women, Film and Resistance in Gaza’ Preview
Lily Rodney writes a preview piece on the 'Women, Film and Resistance in Gaza' screening as part of the Leeds...
Christmas Karma: A New Yearly Festive Rewatch?
Paul Evangelista discusses Gurinder Chadha's film adaptation of A Christmas Carol. In 1992, Michael Caine portrayed Ebenezer Scrooge with the...
Lost in Translation: A Quiet Masterpiece or a Problematic Fantasy?
Lily Rodney revisits Sofia Coppola's 'Lost in Translation', discussing the key themes of loneliness, isolation and culture. Sofia Coppola’s 2003...
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery – BFI London Film Festival Review
Azrael Tay explores Wake Up Dead Man, the third Knives Out mystery. A gripping tale of murder, faith and moral...
Save the Green Planet: revisiting the zany, off-beat basis for Yorgos Lanthimos’ Bugonia
Paul Evangelista revisits Save the Green Planet following the recent release of Bugonia. Aliens are real - and they walk...
Dreaming of Freedom: The Quiet Power of Kukla’s Fantasy
Lily Rodney reviews Kukla's 'Fantasy', one of the movies which is part of the Leeds International Film Festival. I had...
Submarine: What we Feel When We Start to Sink
Lily Rodney insightfully revisits Richard Ayoade's Submarine, discussing the key elements of the movie. I’d been meaning to watch Submarine for a...