The 8th – Review Sophie Maxwell May 21, 2021 Reviews The 8th is titled after Ireland’s Eighth Amendment to the constitution, that in 1983 gave equal right to life to both a pregnant woman and the vaguely termed ‘unborn’. This documentary follows a group of...
Why Period Films Are So Underrated Sarah J January 9, 2019 Analysis, Features, Opinion It is the beginning of Pride and Prejudice. The protagonist, Elizabeth Bennett (Keira Knightley), is reading a book as she walks through the English countryside. The house comes alive not because it’s been...
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...
IMDb Analysed: How Do Men and Women’s Favourite Films Differ? Marcus Beard August 10, 2016 Analysis, Features, Stat Attack Ghostbusters has driven divisions down several fissures in society. We're not talking about the gold standard 1984 comedy, or the multi-million franchise that followed - we're focusing specifically on the 2016...
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...
Men, Women & Children – LFF Review Cameron Ward October 14, 2014 Reviews Jason Reitman's deceptively light exploration of the Digital Age couples both comedy and tragedy through near-accepted absurdity. Despite Men, Women & Children's initial, "sexually playful" approach, it...