Paul and Paulette Take A Bath: Historically Insensitive or Innovative Genre Subversion?
Clara Swan reviews Paul and Paulette Take A Bath (2024), recently shown at Hyde Park Picture House, and evaluates director...
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Steve: A Look at Men’s Mental Health Through a New Lens
Lydia Stephenson reviews Tim Mielants' second collaboration with Cillian Murphy - Steve (2025) It isn’t very often you walk away...
The Wonders of Loren Kramar
Two spotlights frame the stage as a figure floats his way towards a microphone with elegance and poise. The opening...
“They destroy us slowly; every week a home”: the poignancy of No Other Land
Credit: Antipode Films/AP pic ‘We have no other land’. This is what a Palestinian woman said to Israel Defence Force...
Leeds Palestinian Film Festival in Review: Israelism
Now in its 10th year, the Leeds Palestinian Film Festival included a number of Palestinian films ranging from documentaries to...
The Outrun Starring Saoirse Ronan: An Opportunity for Her to Break Out of Her ‘Coming-Of-Age’ Shell?
Imagining Adam Sandler playing the lead role in a serious war film does not sit quite right with me. Or...
I want to take The Substance that makes me Margaret Qualley
On paper, a 2.5-hour body horror featuring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley was destined for my Letterboxd top 5. I...
Deadpool, Disgust And The Summer 2024 Box Office
As a lover of box office analysis and all things movie data, my favourite films rarely coincide with the big...
Look Up, Cli-Fi’s Rising
Don’t Look Up, Princess Monoke, Afire, and The Last of Us—climate fiction, cli-fi for short. Can they inspire more than just...
A Love Letter To Independent Cinema
Independent cinemas. We all love them. Most major cities in the UK have at least one (The Savoys in Manchester...