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All good things come in threes…which is why for the last issue, I bring you the fourth installment of the “Your Queue Will Thank Me” Netflix recommendation series. And because the last installment brought the total number of films recommended to a neat, round-numbered 30, I’m recommending and unlucky 13 titles this issue to bring […]
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Welcome to this issue’s instalment in ‘Indie Dive’, a series that delves into the recesses of the independent film world and pulls out a gem. Each Indie Dive column spotlights a lesser known indie film, hopefully convincing you to add it to your film queue. The final instalment of Indie Dive, however, will differ from […]
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I was cautiously optimistic going in to watch Wonder Woman. I had been burnt by DC films before and was expecting a passable film at best. Little did I know that this would be the best film experience I’ve had this year and that the film would blaze its way through my top ten list […]
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Six years after On Stranger Tides, Disney has rebooted the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise again. Dead Men Tell No Tales – the fifth film in the series – is an improvement to On Stranger Tides but not by much. Dead Men Tell No Tales begins with drumbeats and a rendition of “He’s a Pirate”, […]
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On January 19th, Lost in London was broadcasted live to over 500 cinemas in the UK and US, making it first of its kind. Writing, directing, and starring in Lost in London, Woody Harrelson brings us a poignant story about one wild night in his life. The Oxford University Guild Business Society hosted the Oxford […]
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For as long as I can remember, my favourite characters on TV and in films have been adults. At around eight years old, I left children’s content behind me (still haven’t seen Finding Nemo) and moved into the world of the grownups. I wanted to watch adults, to see them act and interact, and to […]
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Being a screen lover is a passion that infiltrates all facets of life. In the interest of feeding your screen fix on any and all platforms, here is a list of YouTube channels to follow. 1. The Hollywood Reporter The Hollywood Reporter YouTube channel can be a treasure trove of film and TV related content. […]
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In his adaptation of Sarah Water’s 2002 novel Fingersmith, Park Chang-Wook has certainly not forgotten the symbolism of tactility. The Handmaiden’s release poster shows four people, two women and two men, linked by hands: either placed possessively or – in the case of the film’s two female protagonists, and love interest – entwined affectionately together. […]
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The fatal allure of Netflix is its bottomless pit of sub-standard films and TV which offers constant mind numbing distractions from the dispiriting tedium of real life. It was in this nihilistic spirit on a quiet and unproductive evening that I found myself with an equally cynical friend watching Area 51, a recent addition to […]
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In the last two issues, I provided a total of 23 films and TV series to add to your Netflix watch list. In the interest of even numbered lists, this time I’m recommending 7 more titles to bring the number of “films you’ll spend more time deciding between than watching”, to a grand total of […]
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“In space, no-one can hear you scream” So goes the famous tagline to Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi horror classic Alien. The combination of H.R. Giger’s grotesquely beautiful creature design and Scott’s brilliantly claustrophobic direction made for a uniquely terrifying experience, one which took the tropes of 20th century science fiction and twisted them into a […]
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An official selection of the 2017 Oxford International Film Festival, A Chick Flick is a short film that addresses a serious and sensitive moment with humor and originality. “A young woman is forced to reconnect with her hippie mother in order to euthanize their beloved pet chicken after it is mauled by a vicious coyote.” […]
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Netflix’s latest hit series, 13 Reasons Why, has been making waves since its release on 31st March. Adapted from a YA novel of the same name, the show quickly became the platform’s ‘most-tweeted-about’ series of all time, despite (or perhaps thanks to) its coverage of dark subject matter – something that we will discuss later. […]
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My one memory of The Archie Show consists of sitting in front of the TV as a child while my dad was watching old music videos. ‘Sugar, Sugar’ came on. The track, released for the show in 1969, played to a scene reminiscent of classic Scooby-Doo, complete with an anthropomorphic dog and goofy teenagers (albeit […]
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