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Female protagonists do not a feminist film make: how Lars von Trier let slip his misogyny
In the recent revelations regarding harassment and abuse in the Western film industry, there are...
Leading Lady Parts: Stop giving all the roles to White men
If you have 10 minutes and want to be quietly infuriated by the extreme lack...
‘Bonjour, Paris!’: Maybe that’s why the French hate us
Did you know, if you Google ‘why do we romanticise Paris?’, that the most common...
The Staircase: our obsession with True Crime
Making a Murderer, Evil Genius, Casting Jon Benet, and now The Staircase – why do...
The Proof is in the Promised Land
I have a friend from Canvey Island, who once convinced me that Dame Judi Dench...
Contemporary Silent Films
John Krasinksi’s aptly named The Quiet Place has been described as ‘a silent film’ by...
Editing, Rhythm and Emotion: How Film and Video Editing Works
In his book The Art of the Cut, Greg Keast provides a very useful definition of...
Scream Show: The Monsters of Cinema
One prevalent element in the horror narrative is that of the monster. Such monsters are...
The Beauty of Call Me by Your Name
Adopted from André Aciman’s novel, ‘Call Me by Your Name’ is no doubt one of...
Power of the Cut
We all love them. Well if not all, then the majority. Moving images, in sequence,...
