Her Popped Cherry: Transformation & Identity Crisis in Female Virginity Fiction
‘Do I look different than I did yesterday?’, Minnie Goetze asks her pet cat a few hours after she has sex for the ...
The Quietness of Gentrification in ‘Blindspotting’ and ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’
There was a study made by the Center for Community Innovation at UC Berkeley around ...
‘Mudbound’: Peace in War
Warning: the following article includes plot spoilers for Mudbound (2017). War alludes to destruction and ...
A City on a Different Rhythm: Re-examining Michael Mann’s ‘Collateral’
Warning: the following article contains plot spoilers from Collateral (2004). In Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario, Emily Blunt’s Kate ...
Animation Station – Disney Decades: 1950s & 1960s
After the Golden Age and the turbulent Wartime era, the dawning of a new decade ...
Hi, Stranger: A Play Supporting Suicide Prevention
Released free online and in support of World Suicide Prevention Day, short virtual play ‘Hi, Stranger’ explores suicidal thoughts through the lens of ...
Celebrating Queer Cinema’s Unsung Allies
Allies to the LGBTQ+ community are as important now as they have ever been. Whilst ...
Weapon or Tool? What ‘Arrival’ Teaches Us About Language and Communication
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Arrival (2016). What if, one day, an alien spacecraft ...
The Turbulence of Young Friendships in Film
Films about young friendship are often tinged with nostalgia. There is a palpable sense that ...
Can a Hulk Hogan Biopic Work in Modern America?
The upcoming Hulk Hogan biopic is not short of talent. Chris Hemsworth is in the ...
Nightgowns and Nightmares – Amulet and the Women of Gothic Film
Trapped in a confined space while madness slowly descends…is this 2020 or 1820? Gothic fiction has inspired many tropes which still pervade horror ...
Dressed to Kill: Brian De Palma’s Horny Thriller at 40
From the 1980s into the 1990s, Hollywood was full of sleazy, lurid, violent erotic thrillers ...
Rediscovering Kindness in a Time of Conflict Through the Films of Hayao Miyazaki
We live in an unkind world. Whether it be unkind words or actions from our ...
