The Wild Robot (2024): A Heartfelt Meditation on Parenthood, Progress, and Purpose
Director Chris Sanders, known for his blend of soft humanity and sharp technological commentary, brings us The Wild Robot—a stirring explora
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Madison Challis
Nov 35 min read
Exploring the Magic Through the Ages: The Disney Renaissance Era (1989–1999)
This era coincided with a leadership change at Disney, with Michael Eisner as CEO, Frank Wells as president, and Jeffrey Katzenberg leading
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Madison Challis
Oct 275 min read
Exploring the Magic Through the Ages: Disney's Bronze Age (1970-1988)
The Bronze Age films reflected the uncertainties and changes of the time. With Walt Disney's passing, the studio was at a crossroads, trying
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Atlanta Tsiaoukkas
Oct 84 min read
The Substance: All Style, No (The) Substance
WARNING: This review contains spoilers, proceed at your own risk!
The Substance has received rave reviews, supposed walk-outs and the ti
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Rhea Patel
Aug 23 min read
A Standing (Ovation): Review for Jamie Lloyd’s Romeo & Juliet
Then, about a month ago, a work colleague told me about standing tickets being released every week for £25. Compared to the remaining ticket
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Georgia Burns
Jul 314 min read
Bridgerton Season Three: is it the sexiest of them all?
Set in 1800s London, season three of Bridgerton delivers on expectations with scandal, gossip, and plenty of sex, showing that the Bridgerto
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Madison Challis
Jul 284 min read
Exploring the Magic Through the Ages: Disney's Silver Age (1950-1967)
The Silver Age of Disney animation, also known as the "Restoration Age," spanned the late 1940s to the mid-1960s. This era followed the chal
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Atlanta Tsiaoukkas
Jun 33 min read
"Love Lies Bleeding": A Sapphic Gaze on the Crime Thriller
The much anticipated sophomore film of director Rose Glass, Love Lies Bleeding, is a key player in the ongoing dyke renaissance in popular c
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Elohor Efakpokire
May 235 min read
Baby Reindeer Review: The Myth of “Perfect” Victimhood and the Revolving Door of Trauma and Abuse
41,000 emails, 744 texts and 350 voicemails — the inspiration behind the hit Netflix series Baby Reindeer. Written by comedian Richard Gadd,
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Madison Challis
May 155 min read
Exploring the Magic Through the Ages: A Journey Through Disney's Animated Eras. Disney’s ‘The Wartime Era’ (1942-1949)
The United States' entry into World War II in 1941 significantly impacted Disney Studios. The war effort led to a decrease in available reso
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Cameron Cade
May 104 min read
Album Review: St Vincent - ‘All Born Screaming’
Do you want to know one of the most incomprehensible things that happened to me this year? I remembered something. I really, really like Nin
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Holly McPhee
May 75 min read
‘Back to Black’: The Biopic No-one Asked For
With April came the release of Back to Black, an Amy Winehouse biopic directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. This movie triggered overwhelmingly ne
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Cameron Cade
May 34 min read
Album Review: Metro Boomin & Future - 'We Don't Trust You'
Metro Boomin has been an artist to watch for a few years now: a trap producer who takes a maximalist approach to beat-making -a quality whic
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Charlotte Lewis
Apr 195 min read
Album Review: "Cowboy Carter" - Beyoncé's ode to her roots
Before "Renaissance," I wasn't a die-hard Beyoncé fan. Sure, I knew her hits and enjoyed singing along to them in the car, but I hadn't full
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Luca Melis
Apr 33 min read
'Anatomy of a Fall' Review: An acerbic satire of gender on trial
There is something profoundly unsettling about watching the most traumatic moment of a person’s life, the gruesome shock death of a life par
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Madison Challis
Mar 12 min read
Echoes of Innocence: 'The Boy and the Heron', Miyazaki's most Personal Reflection
Studio Ghibli's latest masterpiece, "The Boy and the Heron," directed by the brilliant Hayao Miyazaki, stands out as a cinematic gem that in
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Cameron Cade
Feb 273 min read
The Last Dinner Party: Prelude to Ecstasy Album Review
The year is 2024, and another femme-fronted alt-rock band is labelled an industry plant by detractors. It’s perennial at this point (anyone
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Jessica Hough
Feb 187 min read
Poor Things: the sexually liberated woman through the male gaze
Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things has elicited divisive criticism since its release. Responses to the film have oscillated between high praise a
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Elliot Carpenter
Feb 93 min read
Standout: All of Us Strangers Review
Edited by Isobel Knight; written by Elliot Carpenter Andrew Haigh’s emotionally complex adaptation of Yamada Taichi’s novel...
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Madison Challis
Dec 14, 20233 min read
Is it a Wonderful Life ? The Significance of Self and Community in Frank Capra’s 1946 film
It's a Wonderful Life, directed by Frank Capra and released in 1946, has earned its place as a cherished holiday classic. Beneath its heart
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