Film

Jamie Carey From quantum mechanics to astrobiology, and from space travel to special relativity, Project Hail Mary draws on a range of concepts that even physics students might need to revisit. In a genre where scientific accuracy varies wildly, from the meticulous realism of Interstellar to the outright fantasy...

Aimee Goldblum In the run-up to the Oscars this Sunday, Timothee Chalamet is the name on everyone’s lips. Despite a neck-and-neck race between the Best Actor nominees, Chalamet seems to have drawn the short straw in the awards season discourse that plagues the media each year. Voting for the...

Josh Taylor The last few years have seen AI-generated content infiltrating our everyday lives, whether on social media, Google search results, or chatbots. Its next victim is already in pursuit: the film industry.   A recent AI-generated fight scene between Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise swamped social media, raising concern...

Ben Atkinson Sinners racked up the record number of Academy Award nominations, Iron Lung made headlines as an entirely independent smash hit, and a third Conjuring sequel made $500 million – are we living in the revival of great horror cinema through elevated horror, or has it been here...

Grace Morrell We all love romance, whether we meet someone who we swear isn’t bad for us in person or we desperately search on dating apps. We all want someone to be ‘the one.’ Usually, to combat our emotions on this, we watch a film, a way to imagine...

Melissa Mousley Romantic comedy, or rom-coms, is a subgenre of film that gets a lot of criticism. Opposers to this typically heart-warming genre often ground their attacks in how many romantic films set unrealistic expectations for love and relationships–raising the bar too high for the everyday person. They might...

Ben Atkinson “We may be born lost, but now you are found.” This line, uttered by the mononymous protagonist of 2020’s Palm Springs, Nyles, is what initially made me think the film might be something special. I adore Andy Samberg’s delivery, Cristin Miloti’s intrigued reaction, the fact it establishes...