• A Whole New World? Disney’s Exploration into Innovative Storytelling in the Streaming Age

    Disney. It’s safe to say, millions grew up with its tales. From Baby Boomers to Millennials to Gen Z, audiences have witnessed the production company grow and cement its legacy as the multi-media juggernaut that we know today. Streaming is now the modern DVD basket we all had in...
  • The Mouse With Many Hats: Exploring The Duality Of Disney+

    Ed Farley It was an evening at home when I decided to watch Disney+’s new offering, Pam and Tommy. Upon watching, I mused to myself “I’m watching this on the same site I can watch Snow White or Monsters Inc….”.  It’s an interesting concept that Ed Farley discusses further....
  • From East To West: The Rise of Anime

    Cora-Laine Moynihan The popularity of anime has undoubtedly risen in recent years, spanning from its origins in the East to now dominating the Western world. Cora-Laine takes a look back at the rise of this popular genre to discover how it originated and why we love it so much...
  • More Than A Joke: Why THAT Oscar Moment Transcended The Stage

    Ed Farley The Oscars is known by all as the celebrity and industry circus; long revered for its optics and glamour it never fails to make headlines. It is, after all, Hollywood’s biggest night of the year. Yet, in a turn of events more suited to a soap opera...
  • Spotlight On CODA: Best Picture Winner 2022

    Amongst the drama of the 2022 Academy Awards, a film about a young girl living with her Deaf family in a small fishing village in Massachusetts and discovering her own way in life snuck through the ranks of huge contenders led by some of the biggest names in Hollywood...
  • Spotlight On: Lynne Ramsay – British Cinema’s Unsung Hero

    Adam Feeley Despite being one of the most acclaimed and accomplished filmmakers in Britain, Lynne Ramsay has only made four feature films, with a noticeable gap between the last two. Why? The answer is easy. She is someone who makes films completely on her own terms, the commander of...
  • #What Just Happened: The Will Smith – Chris Rock Drama Explained

    This year’s Academy Awards ceremony will be forever remembered, just not for the reasons it should be. Rather than forever remembering Coda’s Best Picture win, celebrating the wins of Jessica Chastain, Ariana Debose or Jane Campion, or even praising Will Smith on his performance in King Richard, Smith ensured...