FIlm Review
Film Review: Memory: The Origins of Alien
Not only is Alien one of the most important post-war sci-fi and horror films, it also contains a scene which will forever live in the minds of cinemagoers. The success of Ridley Scott’s film, and its sequels, ensured its iconography became enshrined within popular culture and celluloid mythology. As with many classic films there’s a …
Film Review: Feedback
In a pattern which has been repeated time and again, over decades and centuries, toxic masculinity is a continuing scourge on our society. It’s only now coming to light, for some men at least, the true cost of this pattern of behaviour and abuse. One exacerbated most recently by the ‘laddish’ culture of the ‘90s …
Film Review: Neither Wolf Nor Dog
In a story which has repeated itself around the world, when countries are first colonised by ‘Conquistadors’ the indigenous populations usually end up faring badly. America is a case in point. Whether by intention or accident, most of the Native American populations were decimated by European invaders. Those remaining have been gradually forced off their …
Film Review: Freaks
The current rise in populism goes to show that as a society we are inherently suspicious of outsiders or people who are different from ourselves. This prejudice is often determined by appearance but sometimes it cuts much deeper. It’s a subject extensively tackled by superhero comics and genre cinema over the years. In Zach Lipovsky …
Film Review: Transit
The refugee crisis has captured the imagination of many film-makers from around the world. Most directors have concentrated on the migrants themselves. Their plight, which has received extensive coverage across news channels and media outlets, has formed the basis of countless narrative and non-fiction films. However, the best way to tackle and issue isn’t always …
Film Review: Gaza
The seemingly endless Arab-Israeli conflict in the Middle East has been documented countless times over the decades. However, this coverage has mainly focused on the occupied territories. Little attention has been paid to Gaza. The strip of land bordering the Mediterranean Sea is a self-governing Palestinian Territory which borders both Israel and Egypt. Today, the …
Fantasia Festival 2019 Review: The Fable
Japan is unique in the way that manga is integrated and enshrined in its culture. Whilst comics fill the shelves of stores, anime floods onto TV screens. Children are brought up on both and this fascination carries on into adulthood. Japanese cinema mirrors this love affair. However, popularity and quality do not regularly go hand …
Fantasia Festival 2019 Review – Odd Family: Zombie on Sale
Over the past couple of decades, the idea of zombies or re-animated creatures has proliferated in popular culture across the globe. This has resulted in an eclectic mix of TV, film and comics which have approached the concept from just about every angle imaginable. Nowhere has the sub-genre been embraced so warmly as it has …
Film Review: Framing John DeLorean
If you’re like me, a child who grew up in the ‘80s, the DeLorean was an iconic car. This is almost entirely down to the role it played alongside Doc Brown and Marty McFly in the Back to the Future films. For an older generation, John DeLorean was synonymous with entrepreneurship, high capitalism and scandal. …