Borat Subsequent Moviefilm – Review Tom Bond October 22, 2020 Reviews As talented a writer and performer as Sacha Baron Cohen is, the success of Borat always came down to one thing: its ability to shock. The moments where Borat’s clueless racism and sexism encouraged America...
Nina Wu – Cannes 2019 Review Tom Bond May 27, 2019 Reviews Nina Wu comes at a perfect moment, hot on the heels of the #MeToo movement which finally challenged longstanding abusive practices in the film industry. Its tale of power, control, and the male gaze is a...
Was The Anger Over Ghostbusters Justified? Kambole Campbell July 21, 2016 Analysis, Features, Opinion With the announcement of the Ghostbusters reboot and its all-female, all-SNL veteran leading cast, the internet divided in two. Or potentially a few more pieces. People mostly either embraced the idea of a new...
Do Audiences Hate Good Films About ‘Bad’ Women? Olivia Luder December 9, 2015 Analysis, Features, Opinion There’s a long history of antiheroes in film with the likes of Tyler Durden, Travis Bickle and Captain Jack Sparrow all taking their slightly unhinged turns in the spotlight. An antihero can be defined...
Hollywood’s Age Problem Sian Brett September 23, 2015 Analysis, Features, Opinion The release of Some Kind of Beautiful on 25th September sees a 62 year-old Pierce Brosnan paired with both Jessica Alba and Salma Hayek – 34 and 49 years old respectively. This kind of gendered age gap...
50 Years On, Is Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! A Feminist Masterpiece? Tom Bond August 4, 2015 Analysis, Features, Opinion At first glance, Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! is a sexist film. Made by notorious sexploitation director Russ Meyer, the three heroines are go-go dancers who spend the entirety of the film in dangerously...
The Citizen Kane of Awful: The Love Guru Tom Bond March 12, 2014 Features, Nostalgia, The Citizen Kane of Awful 1 Comment For Your Consideration: The Love Guru Cast: Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, Verne Troyer, Romany Malco Director: Marco Schnabel Writer: Mike Myers, Graham Gordy Estimated...