Shelby Cooke

Shelby Cooke wrote a new post 3 years, 10 months ago

Described as Europe’s silver-tongued lounge lizard, Cosmic Crooner allures music and film fans alike with yet another lavish serenade in his newest song, ‘Reflexopolis.’ Leaning into the dogmatic quirks of ’70s […]

Shelby Cooke wrote a new post 3 years, 11 months ago

Christmas came early when singer-songwriter, Seán Finn, answered the phone with a beautiful piano ballad, playing an impromptu melody. It was like something out of the best romantic films.

Originating from r […]

Shelby Cooke wrote a new post 4 years ago

*spoilers ahead for the first and second seasons of Money Heist*

‘Who are you?’

‘Sergio Marquina.’

‘Sergio? Salva? The Professor? The person who has kept all the police, the CNI, and the Spanish Forces […]

Shelby Cooke wrote a new post 4 years, 9 months ago

In Poppy Field, the philosophy of art blends with the sad reality of our current political landscape, where there is still an attempt to silence and censor queer art and expression in seemingly liberal European […]

Shelby Cooke wrote a new post 4 years, 9 months ago

When watching films from a festival that champions queer voices and stories, you would expect them to highlight stories that did just that. What you don’t expect is for a film to end with the only out gay c […]

Shelby Cooke wrote a new post 4 years, 10 months ago

When David Fincher’s adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl was released, it was praised as a manifesto to modern feminism. Many critics hailed it as revolutionary in female storytelling. Emily Van Werff at Vox […]

Shelby Cooke wrote a new post 5 years, 2 months ago

Black History Month will be seen differently by white audiences this year. The rallying cries from the Black community finally awakened white members of society not just in the US, but across the globe. With many […]

Shelby Cooke wrote a new post 5 years, 2 months ago

Abel Ferrara’s latest feature Siberia follows the recluse Clint (Willem Dafoe), who lives in a desolate snowscape, tending to a rundown mountainside bar. Clint is visited by an array of strange and frightening p […]

Shelby Cooke wrote a new post 5 years, 2 months ago

Every story has a hero and a villain. A cop and a robber. A painter and a thief. Benjamin Ree’s genre-bending documentary transcends that narrative, presenting us not with a protagonist/ antagonist tale but wi […]

Shelby Cooke wrote a new post 5 years, 4 months ago

“[Paul Mescal] leads the British Emmy nominees” – The Daily Mail

“Strong showing of British talent including Paul Mescal nominated for Normal People” – The Guardian

Incredible scenes unfolded on Twitter […]

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