Adapted from the 1951 novel by Daphne du Maurier, starring Rachel Weisz and Sam Claflin, My Cousin Rachel is the story of a wealthy Englishman who tries to seek revenge on his cousin for the suspected murder of his guardian, he however begins to falls for her mysterious charm instead. To celebrate the release of […]
Inspired by real life events and a real life family, Trespass Against Us is a crime-drama focusing on the prejudice, parenting and patriarchy within the traveller community. Trespass Against Us tells the story of the Cutlers, a family of Irish travellers currently living in the West Country. Chad (played by an on-form Michael Fassbender) is […]
Ever since its screening at the Toronto International film festival last September, Moonlight has been tipped to be the one to look out for this awards season. Having already picked up Best Motion Picture Drama award at the Golden Globes, the film has also been nominated for eight Academy Awards, making it the second most nominated […]
In the year of box office flops, female lead blockbusters and surprise indie hits. Here are my top 5 favourite films of the year. (Honourable mentions: High-Rise, A Bigger Splash, Tickled, Room, Hell or High Water, Hunt for Wilderpeople.) 5. The Neon Demon Nicolas Winding Refn’s newest release was perhaps my most anticipated film of […]
2016 has been a funny one for film – it’s the year a little known New Zealand film becomes the surprise word of mouth hit, and two of the most loved superheroes coming together failed to make gold both at the cinema and with the critics. It also happens to of been a funny year […]
Like most critical approaches to film study and theory, applying the concepts of psychoanalysis (mainly the work of Sigmund Freud) began to emerge in the 1960’s when critics and academics saw the potential of using psychoanalysis to unlock further meaning within film. Using Freud’s concepts such as the unconscious, the Oedipus/Electra complex, the super-ego/ego, narcissism […]
Since its early beginnings, cinema has been criticised for its lack of prestige. Considered as a low-brow populist form of entertainment, the world of film struggled to be considered by scholars as an artistic form as serious as painting or literature. It was not until experimental film-making began before academics and critics began to step […]
From the first filmed crime re-enactment to Beatles stories to Terence Davies’ personal dramas, Liverpool has a rich cinematic history. We investigate how Liverpool has been portrayed on screen throughout the years. Apart from London, there is no city in the Britain that is as instantly recognisable around the word as Liverpool. Just a mention […]
In preparation for the release of Sebastian Schnipper’s 138 minute, continual take attempt Victoria, we are exploring the history of one-take cinema, and looking at the craft’s biggest successes. From the awards success of Birdman and the spectacular opening sequence in the latest Bond outing SPECTRE, to the hotly anticipated new German release Victoria, why […]
J.G. Ballard’s novel was previously described as ‘unfilmable’, but Rhiannon Wain tells us how Ben Wheatley has achieved a film that is stunning, visceral and possibly the most divisive of the year. Graced with a much larger budget and a much more starry cast than his more modest earlier films, Ben Wheatley still manages to […]
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