• House of 1000 Critics

    Rob Zombie’s 2003 directorial debut failed to gel with initial audiences, but is the beloved cult classic a misunderstood gem of the genre, or a relic of the ‘70s era of exploitation cinema? A group of teenagers find themselves prey to a family of murderous psychopaths whilst travelling across...
  • Dude Looks Like a Lady – Dr. Who and Female Representation in Media

    If you hadn’t heard, last year the BBC announced that, after fifty years of men in the role, Broadchurch actress Jodie Whittaker would be playing the 13th Doctor when Doctor Who returned in 2018 with new showrunner Chris Chibnall at the helm. Naturally, fans lost their collective minds. Now,...
  • Trailer Watch – Doctor Who: The Ghost Monument

    This brief yet action-packed trailer immediately plunges the viewer into a new adventure. Picking up from episode one’s cliffhanger ending in which the Doctor and her companions are transported deep into space, the trailer opens with them on a desert terrain planet. How they got there is unclear, as...
  • Look Out For… October

    Well here we are, folks: the first wave of awards fare is upon us. A barrage of biopics and dramas have begun tooting their horns in the hopes of piquing the interests of Academy voters far and wide. Don’t worry though – there are still plenty of other choices...
  • Trailer Watch – Mary Poppins Returns

    Opening with a shot of the old London house we know so well, with a strangely-familiar tune building in the background, the new trailer for Mary Poppins Returns creates a crescendo of colour, noise, and action, and sends everyone who loved the first film into a flurry of excitement....
  • Look Out For… September

    Ah, September; the beginning of my favourite time of year. Soon the wind will be crisper, the leaves will become multi-coloured, and – most importantly – it will be awards season again. But before we’re bombarded by a barrage of hoity-toity Oscar hopefuls, there’s a plethora of films on...
  • Look out For… August

    As this unusually warm summer rages on, the box office appears to have borne the brunt of it. Nevertheless, there’s a plethora of films to enjoy this month. It would be understandable if you had forgotten that there was yet another addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe coming out...