Our Ladies (2020) GFF Review
When it comes to high school movies about teenage girls, you might feel like you’ve seen it all before. Bickering between cliques, the race towards their first significant sexual experience,…
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Birds of Prey (2020) Review
Just like the tune that Black Canary (aka. Dinah Lance, played by Jurnee Smollett-Bell) sings in the opening act of Birds of Prey, the Gotham we’ve known in the DCEU up…
From ‘Foreign Language’ To ‘International Feature’: Why A Change In Name Isn’t Enough
It’s almost a century since the Oscars began. Despite its best efforts to diversify, including inviting swathes of new members to join the Academy, the biggest awards ceremony in the cinematic calendar…
‘Joker’ Vs ‘Us’: Their Significance, Similarities – And Why Is One Missing From The Oscar Nominations?
A film that feels sadly left out of the awards conversation is Jordan Peele’s second feature Us, a landmark in the film calendar back in March. It had all the visionary stamps…
Bombshell (2020) Review
Several times during Bombshell, Megyn Kelly (Charlize Theron) is accused of being a feminist. She rebukes the suggestion every time; “I’m not a feminist, I’m a lawyer”. #MeToo and Time’s Up…
Black Christmas (2019) Review
The sorority slasher is back. We’re still in the Greek system, but with a decidedly feminist spin for this latest adaptation of Black Christmas directed by Sophie Takal and starring Imogen Poots. Click…
Charlie’s Angels (2019) Review
In 2019, the Townsend Agency has gone global. There are Angels and Bosleys all over the world, using their female allure to do the work that law enforcement can’t. A…
The Hunger Games Movies Ranked
Adapted from Suzanne Collins’ wildly successful trilogy of books, The Hunger Games movies have become modern day staples in the arena of young-adult stories set in a dystopian future. High concept, with…
Last Christmas (2019) Review
For the first chunk of Last Christmas, self-proclaimed hot mess Kate (Emilia Clarke) is constantly dragging a big, battered suitcase along behind her. Flitting from the bed of a one night…
Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) Review
Around halfway through Zombieland: Double Tap, Jesse Eisenberg’s Columbus says “I don’t want to toot my own horn”. It’s in reference to his ‘rules’ for surviving Zombieland – a quirk that…
The Souvenir (2019) Review
Julie (Honor Swinton Byrne) is a young film student living in London in the early 1980s. She wears oversized shirts, carries an Olympus camera round her neck at parties, and…