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Demolition is a film defined by its contrivances, critically and promotionally; talk of the movie has been dominated by the novelty, and sometimes derived for the ‘wackiness’ of its central premise. Jake Gyllenhaal plays Davis, a man who loses his wife in a car crash and, having never been...

The fantastic six-part drama The A Word concluded on the BBC this week, leaving viewers impressed with its raw honesty and emotion whilst dealing with the sensitive topic that is autism. Being on the autism spectrum has a plethora of meanings, and consequences for people who suffer from the...

British director James Watkins ventures into the action genre with Bastille Day, his previous successes being Eden Lake and The Woman in Black which are both rooted in the horror genre. Bastille Day is set in Paris and follows a troubled but loveable pickpocket, Michael Mason (Game of Thrones’ Richard...

The long-shot is a filmmaking technique that has found itself back in vogue in the past few years. Knowing what one even is would normally be the kind of technicality confined to the likes of film-student Geekdom. The use of an extended take across a series of locations which...

Back in 1960s, Disney’s animations seemed to be able to do no wrong. Fresh off Disney’s 50s golden age, the company entered a new decade strong, with timeless features, including 101 Dalmatians, Sword in the Stone and last but certainly not least The Jungle Book. The last Disney film...

Probably spoilers ahead. Obviously. After over a year of hyperbolic promotion, a decade since the last one and 32 years since ‘the last good one’, Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released two weeks ago. The product of an industry titan acquiring a cultural juggernaut, and made by hundreds...

Since winning some of the top prizes at the Sundance Film Festival back in January, The Birth of a Nation has already been generating Oscar buzz – considering Nate Parker (who directs, produces, writes and stars) has been working on this film for seven years now, that must be...