• The Monochrome Rainbow: Has the Entertainment Industry Learned From Discrimination In The Past?

    The era of #OscarsSoWhite is over. Or at least, that’s what the entertainment industry will have you believe. After the backlash and boycotts of the 2015 and 2016 Academy Awards due to lack of diversity, the subsequent push for inclusivity in the entertainment industry resulted in some of the...
  • Get Out: A Commentary On Racial Tensions

    Warning: Major Spoilers ahead. The highly anticipated movie Get Out has just hit UK cinema screens and is receiving a phenomenal reaction, in fact it has already crossed the coveted $100 million mark at box office. This film is a blend of race-savvy satire and horror that demonises the...
  • Fiction meets film: Fences

    It’s no secret that Hollywood is driven by popular novels, plays and musicals. However, the sad reality is that many of the original works can be overshadowed by successful movie adaptions. If we consider the flip side, film adaptions can also slaughter an original piece of work (I’m looking...
  • Oscar Predictions: The race for Best Picture has begun!

    Trying to predict the Oscar nominations is part of the fun of awards season, even when the ceremony is 5 months away. The reason it is so interesting is because of the painstaking calculations that go into it; you could have the perfect film, but unless it was premiered...