Scene Stealers: Emma Thompson in Love, Actually Katy Moon August 17, 2018 Scene Stealers Love, Actually is one of those movies that, come December, you either embrace wholeheartedly, or avoid like the Bubonic plague. Aside from Andrew Lincoln's wooing of Keira Knightley via Bob-Dylan style cue...
Spotlight: Lily James’ Journey From Disney Princess to Dancing Queen Katy Moon July 19, 2018 Analysis, Features, Spotlight Much like her spiritual predecessor Keira Knightley, at this point it’s difficult not to picture Lily James in a corset. From Downton Abbey, Disney’s Cinderella, Tolstoy’s Natasha Rostova and even...
It’s Alive! Frankenstein At The Movies Katy Moon July 4, 2018 Analysis, By The Book, Features On a dark stormy night in 1818, a teenage girl wrote one of the most influential pieces of fiction in history. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has always appealed to movie makers – what better source...
The Purge Franchise Retrospect Katy Moon July 3, 2018 Analysis, Features, One Off "Commencing at the siren, any and all crime, including murder, will be legal for 12 continuous hours. Police, fire, and emergency medical services will be unavailable until tomorrow morning...
Five Movies Celebrating The Fortitude of Women Katy Moon May 3, 2018 Analysis, Features, Top 10 I Feel Pretty hits cinemas this month, bringing with it a wave of controversy after its somewhat inauspicious trailer split opinion. Whatever your take, you never really need an excuse to celebrate women in...
A Love Letter To…Anton Yelchin Katy Moon April 3, 2018 Analysis, Features, Love Letter In 2016, aged just 27, Anton Yelchin was at the top of his game. Deftly navigating between multimillion dollar blockbusters and smaller independent fare, Yelchin was building an enviable career working with...
The Greatest Showman – Review Katy Moon December 26, 2017 Reviews In true Barnum spirit, director Michael Gracey’s dazzling musical The Greatest Showman embraces his subject’s famous proclivity for massaging the truth. The man who once paraded elderly ex-slave Joice Heth...
Holy Misogyny, Batman! Comic Book Movies Are Still Getting It Wrong Katy Moon November 21, 2017 Analysis, Features, Opinion 1 Comment Forget Thanos. Disregard Lex Luthor. The most dastardly cinematic villain of all is undoubtedly the Male Gaze. Cast your mind back to any blockbuster and chances are, he’s there. The woman introduced...
A Beginner’s Guide to… Kenneth Branagh Katy Moon November 1, 2017 A Beginner's Guide To..., Analysis, Features In the late 1970s, a young aspiring actor named Kenneth Branagh was about to star in a production of Chekhov's Three Sisters at the Royal Academy of Arts. Unsure of himself and desperate for guidance, he...
The Lego Ninjago Movie – Review Katy Moon October 15, 2017 Reviews Three years ago, The Lego Movie astounded us all with its charm, wit, and heart. February’s fantastic Lego Batman proved it was no simple fluke. Ninjago, the newest brick in the Lego Movie franchise, proves...