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The patriarchy permeates every aspect of life, and film and media are no exception. With the second wave of feminism, came feminist critique of our institutions and culture. Feminist theorists coined the term ‘female gaze’ in response to Laura Mulvey’s article on the male gaze in the 1954 Hitchcock film …
Adapting a beloved piece of culture with a large following, less than a decade after its last episode premiered is inevitably going to raise a few eyebrows. The producers, directors and cast of the show are most likely not going to be given the benefit of the doubt and will …
Amongst talks of spitting at its Venetian premiere, onset feuds, and the most troubled post-production history known to man, Don’t Worry Darling had quite a lot to be, well, worried about. The second directorial feature from Olivia Wilde (the first being the widely well-received Booksmart (2019)) has been marred with …
Autumn is officially here. Leaves are falling, the nice summer weather has finally disappeared, and the moon hangs for longer in the sky. It’s that time of the year when we swap iced lattes for warm hot chocolates and nurse the never-ending freshers’ flu five weeks into the semester. Christmas …
For most of us, James Cameron’s 2009 film Avatar feels like a flash in the pan; a relic of our childhood that was emblematic of the 3D craze that dominated the early 2010’s, but that’s largely how it would remain in the pop culture zeitgeist– a relic. James Cameron is …
2022 marks fifty years since the first publication of Richard Adams’ novel Watership Down, a children’s animal fantasy that chronicles the journey of a group of rabbits trying to find a new home at the titular location after the prophesised destruction of their original warren. The book won several major …
Having just celebrated Earth Day last week, and the welcome return of some lovely spring sunshine, I’ve been reflecting on our relationship to and appreciation of the natural world. As a professional gardener, perhaps that’s not the most surprising thing to be thinking about, but at this time of year, …
(Namely, gay space pirates with a side of deicide…) Prior to its release, Marvel’s upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder had set an MCU record previously held by 2008’s The Incredible Hulk for the shortest amount of time between a first trailer and the film’s actual release, much to the annoyance …
On the 12th of April, Netflix released the first official trailer for the latest season of its hit television show Stranger Things. The trailer still showcased the glitzy 80’s-fuelled nostalgia which characterises the show while adopting a darker, more mature tone. This seems to reflect the growth the characters have …
Everything Everywhere All At Once Evelyn, a Chinese immigrant, discovers that she alone can save the world by accessing other versions of herself that exist across the multiverse. Think Marvel but make it A24. Starring Michelle Yeoh as Evelyn and with a supporting cast including Jamie Lee Curtis and Jenny …