FIlm Review
Film Review: The Seer and the Unseen
While to many, the likes of elvers and trolls will be something out of Lord of the Rings or another fantasy book, for generations of Northern Europeans they’ve formed an integral part of their national folklore. The Huldufólk, or hidden people, play a prominent role in the mythology and legend of The Icelandic people. These …
Film Review – Escher: Journey Into Infinity
You might not know the name Maurits Cornelis Escher (or M.C. Escher to you and I) but I can almost guarantee that you’ve seen his work somewhere. Much to his great chagrin, probably not where it deserves to be. Indeed, his art and designs have become so ingrained in popular culture that they’ve almost ubiquitous. …
Film Review – WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn
If there’s been one benefit from living through a pandemic it’s the realisation that ‘office work’ doesn’t necessarily have to be done in an actual office. Millions of people, all around the world, have enjoyed the benefits of working from home. Happy with the increased flexibility this affords and being able to wear whatever they …
Film Review: Homeroom
School can be a difficult time for anyone but once the end is in-sight stress and anxiety levels can go through the roof. This is the case in any year but we’re not living in ‘normal’ times. Students of today aren’t simply taxed by the troubles of growing up, plotting a future, exam results, relationships …
Film Review: The Lost Leonardo
Leonardo da Vinci was the most famous painter from the High Renaissance period but his skills spanned numerous technical and scientific disciplines. Despite his fame and the continued popularity of the Mona Lisa, there are less than twenty surviving paintings which can be definitely attributed to him. A sale of one of this small number …
Film Review: Wendy
Very few children actively want to grow up. That may change during puberty but until then an eternal childhood seems like a utopian dream. In the early twentieth century Scottish novelist J. M. Barrie created the character Peter Pan, the boy who wouldn’t grow up. Readers were introduced to the magic world of Netherland, pirates, …
Film Review: Josee, The Tiger and The Fish
In the West, for far too long animation was seen as something that was solely the preserve of children’s films. Something immature and inane which adults could guiltily enjoy, so long as they were with their kids. Thankfully, this is no longer the case. Studios like Pixar, Dreamworks and Disney recognised the financial potential of …
Film Review: John and the Hole
As we grow older it seems only natural that we look back at our childhoods through rose-tinted glasses. A time when life was (probably) less complicated and (normally) without responsibilities. Our whole lives were ahead of us and (theoretically) anything was possible. However, for lots of kids, growing up is not a happy experience and …
Film Review: Materna
Whilst tourists flock from around the world to visit New York, living in the Big Apple doesn’t necessarily have the same shine. Major cities might have lots going on but they can also be incredibly lonely places. Isolating and anxiety-inducing. Never a peaceful moment. Everyone has their own unique story and personal history, but to …
Film Review: Night Drive
It takes a certain kind of person to become a taxi driver, especially in a modern world of apps and ratings. You need the patience of a saint to listen to all your customers talk endlessly about themselves or complain about the most unreasonable thing. Then there’s the same questions, over and over and over …