The Rising
Are black and white films back in style?
In the Disney animated short film, Paperman (2012), everything is black and white except for the love interest’s lipstick (which is, of course, red). Her lipstick marks a piece of paper, standing […]
‘Chick Flicks’: Iconic or Formulaic?
From familiar character archetypes like the ‘dumb blonde’ or ‘mean girl’, to plot points like the ‘meet-cute’, the makeover scene, or the overused love triangle, it can sometimes feel like if you […]
Bourbon Biscuits – a lockdown review
I had longed for the Siberian wilderness. Bears, wolves, and a stout Soviet Ushanka for warmth. Despite the current cold snap, Warrington is nevertheless a far cry from such poetic ideals; my […]
Persian Poetry and the Western Gaze
Ruby lips, perfumed hair, seeds of love, fires of ecstasy – it is not difficult to draw conclusions about what kind of poetry such images may figure in. Love poetry – oral […]
I Care A Lot about satire: the destruction of the Girlboss
This review contains spoilers. Letterboxd user Jay wrote in their review of 2021’s I Care A Lot, directed by J Blakeson, ‘ladies, is it girlboss to trap the elderly in facilities and […]
Romanticism’s disservice to creative minds
CW: alcohol and drug abuse Before June 1967, the world was preoccupied with what one presumes was the world’s preoccupation in the 60s: Elvis Presley, the Beatles, Motown, miniskirts, Vietnam. But at […]
Austen and Adaptation: Examining the Period Drama Genre
Period dramas capitalise on their audience’s existing views of the past, creating visual interpretations of stories that are familiar to English Literature classrooms by adapting works by the likes of Dickens, Austen, […]
Father and Sons Team Up on Yellow Islands Records’ New ‘Astral Therapy’ Series
Brazilian based record label Yellow Island Records has recently launched their Astral Therapy project, a series of new releases which aim to evoke Yellow Islands’ ‘state of mind’ motto without being straight-up […]
In search of lost time: an ode to exhibitions
It is a day like any other: except you are making a trip to the gallery. You’re probably alone because no one else you know has a penchant for standing in front […]