• Oscar Diversity and The Inclusion Rider

    Last week I complained about how white the Oscars (and therefore Hollywood) are to this day. What I lightly brushed upon is just how male-dominant the film industry actually is. To start, Frances McDormand had surprised a lot of people on Sunday when she left the stage after collecting...
  • Film Review – Big Hero 6

    Following their four billion dollar acquisition of Marvel 2009, Disney aimed to adapt relatively obscure source material not just in live action, but in animation as well. Five years on, the producers of Frozen have unearthed a true gem in the form of Big Hero 6. The adaptation marks...
  • Trailer Watch – Inherent Vice

    Upon first watching the trailer for Paul Thomas Anderson’s newest film, Inherent Vice, viewers can be excused for feeling confused.   Based on Thomas Pynchon’s novel of the same name, the audience is introduced to Larry Sportello, known as “Doc” (Joaquin Phoenix), a Private Detective commissioned by his ex (Katherine...