When Harry Met Sally – My First Time Film Review Sophie Butcher April 5, 2020 Reviews In this new series of articles, our writers are watching classic films for the first time. This time we have Sophie catching up on the 1989 romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally. Driving to New York...
A Love Letter To… You’ve Got Mail Katy Moon December 18, 2018 Features, Love Letter Today, it may be a truth universally acknowledged that the internet is Dark and Full of Terrors – but it wasn’t always this way. 20 years ago, Nora Ephron beckoned audiences into a beautiful fantasy world,...
Ithaca – EIFF 2016 Review Rachel Brook June 22, 2016 Reviews Though Tom Hanks’ performance in Ithaca is surely the briefest he’s ever given, it’s one reason why Meg Ryan’s directing debut feels like it could have been a Spielberg movie. Casting repeat co-stars...
A Love Letter to…When Harry Met Sally… Patrick Taylor December 11, 2015 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia In 1989, a film about two friends forever raised the bar for the romantic comedy genre. When Harry Met Sally… posed the question: “Can men and women ever just be friends or does sex always get in the...
Rewinding Time: Second Wave Feminism Hits Hollywood Olivia Luder August 28, 2014 Analysis, Close-Up, Features The last time we paused to recount the efforts of one of Hollywood’s most unsung tribes – that of the women screenwriter – we stopped just as silent cinema led into the talkies and a new era arrived in...
Welcome to the ’80s: More Than Just A Rom-Com Rachel Brook August 21, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, Welcome to the 80s In June 1985, just two months after the release of John Hughes’ The Breakfast Club, Joel Schumacher delivered an outrageously underrated spiritual sequel in the form of St. Elmo’s Fire. Sharing stars Judd...