A Love Letter to… Boy Ellena Zellhuber-McMillan November 26, 2014 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia Taika Waititi's Boy is a cinematic gem for a number of reasons: it is well acted, brilliantly executed and aesthetically comprehensive, with well-balanced comedy and drama that has created one of the most...
Adults and Animation – The Growing Acceptance of Animation Amongst Grown Ups Conor Morgan August 3, 2014 CEL Mates, Features, Independent Without a doubt, you will have heard the song Let It Go from Disney's animated film Frozen in the past few months. If you're saying you haven't, then you're lying - since its release in December, it's been...
A Beginner’s Guide To… Woody Allen Lina Jurdeczka June 7, 2014 A Beginner's Guide To..., Analysis, Features 1 Comment In a career spanning almost 50 years, Woody Allen’s style has become synonymous with and perhaps helped define the cultural stereotype of the self-deprecating, anxious intellectual in New York City. Full of...
Music of the Movies: Wes Anderson Andy J Smith April 13, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Features, Music of the Movies When it comes to stylised quirkiness and off-the-wall humour, there is one film maker who stands out against all others, and that is the inimitable writer and director Wes Anderson. Having carved himself a...
A Beginner’s Guide To… Wes Anderson Chris Davies March 7, 2014 A Beginner's Guide To..., Analysis, Features 1 Comment Wes Anderson is the creator of a string of classic American independent films that infuse a quirky filming style with wry humour and eccentric characterisations, including The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore,...
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Review Chris Davies March 3, 2014 Reviews 4 Comments Wes Anderson’s latest is like a matryoshka doll, each narrative opening to reveal another nested inside. At the centre is the story of Gustav H., delivered with pontifical perfection by a flawless...