Movie Monday: Film Recommendations By Our Contributors Death is an intriguing concept: it’s inevitable, yet we don’t know much about it until it eventually happens. Will the world just fall silent and go dark? Will we know that it’s coming, or will it be instant? For me, death is a concept that the Netflix original […]Read More
“Damn the man! Save the Empire!’ floppy-haired stoner Mark shouts over the reporter who broadcasts the closure of Empire Records, an independent record store to rival any of nineties middle America. His straightforward cry encapsulates Empire Record’s (1995) spirit - one of adolescent rebellion and unquestioning enthusiasm.Read More
Movie Monday: Film Recommendations By Our Contributors During my time studying film at uni, I was introduced to a host of films from across the world. Many of these titles were shown to me early on and I wouldn’t end up appreciating them until much later, once I’d left. I’ve now since discovered what world […]Read More
Movie Monday: Film Recommendations By Our Contributors Jawbreaker is an American punk rock band from the 80s that still exist today. Jawbreaker is a round hard candy that is colourful, overly sweet and can cause damage to your teeth. A jawbreaker is also the cause of death of Liz Purr (Charlotte Ayanna), one of the […]Read More
Movie Monday: Film Recommendations By Our Contributors As a series grows, so too does the ferocity of its fan-base. When Neon Genesis Evangelion (EVA)—one of the most popular anime on the planet—reached its conclusion, it was expected to come with a bang. Instead, for the fan-base of the time, it was a whimper: an experimental […]Read More
Movie Monday: Film Recommendations By Our Contributors I’ll be the first to admit that I’m an old man trapped in a 21-year old’s body—and my taste in movies reflects this to a startling degree. I can tell you all about the stunning Universal horror films of the 1930s, or why Stanley Kubrick’s early years are […]Read More
Floating through a cloud-filled void, a man and woman embrace; there may be a city below but all that matters is the strength of their humanity before the blankness. The loose, pale clothes may be formal wear, theatrical costumes or evidence of a historical setting, but all that should be relevant drops away with the […]Read More
The Sound of Fury has had a hard time gaining the attention it deserves. Considered a flop on its initial release in 1950, it was later rebranded Try and Get Me with a poster focussing on deranged criminal Jerry (Lloyd Bridges) and a long-legged blonde—neither of which are the real focus of the film. From this we might […]Read More
Having recently moved back home after graduating from University, the themes articulated in Mike Nichols’ 1967 sophomore feature The Graduate are beginning to seem horrendously pertinent. Not in a I’m-going-to-break-up-a-wedding-to-the-tune-of-Simon-and-Garfunkel type of way; more in the nuances of Dustin Hoffman’s performance, an incredibly visionary piece of acting that still resonates to this day, from one […]Read More
“I have decided that, for the rest of the day, we are going to talk like this” Billy Crystal says in a incomprehensible accent to Meg Ryan, about halfway through When Harry Met Sally. As he ad-libs, Meg Ryan laughs and looks to her right at director Rob Reiner. Out of frame, he silently prompts […]Read More
Ahhh, Scotland. Home to rolling hills, colourful cities and stunning landscapes, it’s a fine example of what it means to be privileged with the great outdoors. But not for everyone. Meet Renton (Ewan McGregor), SickBoy (Jonny Lee Miller), Spud (Ewan Bremner), Tommy (Kevin McKidd) and Begbie (Robert Carlyle) – Scotland’s most helpless, volatile and drug-dependent […]Read More
Considered to be Quentin Tarintino’s finest film to date, Pulp Fiction has since become an international cult favourite that still dominates the cinematic landscape to this day. Deliciously noir and darkly entertaining, the film chronicles the effects of living the high-life; peppered with drugs, alcohol, gambling and the odd foot massage. “I want to do […]Read More
A deliciously British comedy-drama is the perfect recipe for a feel-good film. Mix in eight hopeful Oxbridge adolescents, three teachers and one school that is determined to see their history department become famous for admitting some of Yorkshire’s cleverest minds into the realms of Oxford and Cambridge. “Mr. Hector’s stuff’s not meant for the exam, […]Read More
If you have a free evening or afternoon, spending 90 or so minutes watching any Hitchcock film is a valuable expenditure of one’s time, more so if one in is actively interested in the moving image in any form. If you haven’t seen much Hitchcock, The 39 Steps is a pretty good place to start, not […]Read More
If you’re familiar with my articles on here, you’ll probably be aware of the fact that I have my father to thank for introducing me to some of the world’s greatest films. Despite watching the likes of Trainspotting and Pulp Fiction when I was maybe just a litttttle too young, I only got round to […]Read More
