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★★★☆☆ In the era-defining Trainspotting, Ewan McGregor’s Renton exclaims “It’s shit being Scottish.” As a fellow Scotsman, raised in England,Continue Reading

★★★★☆ Unlike many book adaptations, Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange stands equally apart and with Anthony Burgess’ original source material.Continue Reading

★★★★☆ Stories on the seductive power of fame are omnipresent in film. Focusing on one’s disastrous downfall, all suffered atContinue Reading

★★★★★ Depicting British working class on film typically endures a mixed cinematic representation. Amongst illustrating life north of Watford asContinue Reading

★★★★★ To modern audiences, screwball comedies serve as slapstick forms of the moving image. Yet, behind this, they unbalance genderContinue Reading

★★★★☆ After the recent centenary of Ingmar Bergman and Criterion Collection’s release of a mammoth thirty-nine film Blu-ray box set,Continue Reading

★★★★☆ A testament to the enduring legacy and reverence of Michelangelo Antonioni, The Passenger returns to UK cinema screens inContinue Reading

★★★★★ Deploying the Greek myth of Orpheus in a contemporary setting, mimicked nine years later by Marcel Camus in Black Orpheus,Continue Reading

★★★★☆ Existing in a similar milieu to her feature debut Songs My Brothers Taught Me, Chloé Zhao’s The Rider is aContinue Reading

★★★★☆ Hot on the heels of new additions to the coming of age genre like Eighth Grade and Lady Bird, DesireeContinue Reading

★★★★★ In amongst Donald Trump’s latest scandal for allegedly paying hush money during his presidential election campaign to Stormy Daniels,Continue Reading

★★★★☆ In a post-Call Me By Your Name world where the LGBT community has seen a film boom according toContinue Reading

★★★☆☆ Waiting more than a decade to release a sequel, the candy-coloured world of Mamma Mia! returns to cinemas thisContinue Reading