I applied to volunteer at the Toronto International Film Festival 2018 for a number of reasons; my ever-increasing interest in … More
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Shattering More Glass Ceilings: ‘Shatterbox’ at TIFF 2018
‘Shatterbox’ recently screened their second short film collection at Toronto International Film Festival 2018 and what follows is my brief … More
‘Avengers: Infinity War’ & Superhero Mortality (with spoilers)
With the release of the third Avengers film, Avengers: Infinity War (2018, USA, Russo), the Marvel superheroes come together once again, to stop … More
Gore & Gumption in ‘The Alienist’
With gory imagery from the opening moments through the discovery of a bloody, severed hand in the street, The Alienist centres … More
The Trivialisation of Anaphylaxis in Cinema
In film, allergies are frequently understood to be a character’s flaw, as a comedic imperfection that can be used as … More
Action Women & the Shimmer of their ‘Annihilation’
Recently released Annihilation (Garland, USA, 2018), based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Jeff VanderMeer, is a sci-fi … More
The pictures and pictures
Films are the best, as is the escapism with which they provide us. (Image: my own, 11/12/15) UPDATE: Current Masters … More
