The Whale: review
Director Darren Aronofsky has long expressed his interest in studies of doomed characters. Requiem for a Dream and The Wrestler explored manifestations of grief and regret through compulsions and addictions, […]
Ghostbusters: Afterlife Review
The Hollywood recipe for reviving a classic franchise for a new generation has now been firmly established. The recipe makes a cake. Yes, a cake, one that the studio is […]
Top 20 Movies of 2020
What the hell was that? 2020. Weird in so many ways. This year ushered in a new cinematic landscape that may prove to be permanent. A seismic shift. Movie theatres […]
9 sexy Halloween movies for the spooky season
As we draw closer to the sumptuous shadow of All Hallow’s Eve, there’s no better time to sink your teeth into some classic cinematic creep-fests. Here’s a witchy selection of […]
27 years later: return to Jurassic Park
By Nick Milligan I had a number of childhood obsessions, but looming largest amongst them was my passion for dinosaurs. I pored over books and watched documentaries on the ancient […]
Top 20 movies of 2019
By Nick Milligan As the cinematic landscape continues to shift, it’s hard to know from where the next filmic gem may be uncovered. But if one keeps their ear to […]
Green Book: review
The Green Book, written and published by its namesake Victor Hugo Green, was a travel guide for African Americans. Printed in the 1960s, the handbook listed safe places to eat […]
Top 20 Movies of 2018
By Nick Milligan 2018 was an even better year for movies than the last, though cinephiles had to once again wade through waist-deep dross and tread into indie territory. Welcome […]
Vice: review
Man or monster? Vice struggles to find the former By Nick Milligan Adam McKay’s biopic about former US vice president Dick Cheney opens with a joke concession, in which he […]
Ben Leece album biography
Ben Leece was in his local record store, an establishment he visits with the borderline-addict frequency of any great music tragic. The proprietor, Chris Dunn, was in his usual locale, […]
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