CultureEntertainment·11th March 2021Aesthetics in Film – The Female Gaze Hari Solomonides Image Description: Kathryn Bigelow 2019 saw a historic number of women working in the film industry. It was also another year... Read More
Identity·20th February 2021Planting new roots: Minari and Korean identity Claire Ion Image description: A red bricked barn surrounded by trees. There is a scene in Lee Isaac Chung’s film Minari (2020)... Read More
Culture·25th November 2020Lockdown Culture Guide Image description: An open book and cup of tea resting on some wood in front of a lake As we... Read More
Culture·4th September 2020In defence of the Twilight saga Nonie Baker Image description: Series of moon phases, waning, on black background This time 12 years ago, I was 12 myself, and... Read More
Culture·23rd May 2020The Illusion of a cinematic Oxford Alison Hall Image Description: Inside Divinity Schools, Oxford Many of us applied to Oxford with a secret ambition to live our best... Read More
Entertainment·20th May 2020Movies in the Sky: A Refreshing Way to Watch? Roshan Panesar Image description: The view from a plane window I had already seen the film upon its theatrical release, yet here... Read More
Culture·2nd May 2020Beyond Parasite: a short guide to foreign films Anushka Joshi Image Description: Illustrations of scenes from each film This is the year of Parasite, but it is also the year... Read More
Culture·17th April 2020Can cinematic adaptations of literature ever be successful? Henry Raikes Image Description: The Hollywood sign “Terrible things were happening all around us. Right next to me a huge reptile was... Read More
Culture·14th February 2020Matte Paintings and the art in filmmaking Josh Boddington Image description: A collection of matte paintings from a contest The technique known as matte painting is one of the... Read More
Culture·29th December 2019In Defence of ‘Cats’ Molly Archer-Zeff Tom Hooper’s cinematic production of Cats has been a complete failure in the eyes of critics, being so scathingly criticised... Read More
Identity·24th February 2021Losing and Gaining the Will to Represent Myself Anjali Kawa Image description: Legs crossed on a living room table with a background of a TV with Netflix on it, a... Read More
Culture·28th January 2021Scorsese’s ‘The Age of Innocence’: His most violent film? Hari Solomonides Image description: Michelle Pfeiffer portraying Countess Ellen Olenska in the film Age of Innocence. Martin Scorsese is, without doubt, my... Read More
Entertainment·3rd October 2020Enola Holmes: “The future is up to us!” Amy Evans Image Description: Glasses and a magnifying glass rest on top of a book. Following the recent tradition of period dramas... Read More
Culture·21st July 2020Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga – thoroughly amusing viewing Alison Hall Image Description: characters Lars and Sigrit on stage in front of the Icelandic flag Like millions of other Eurovision enthusiasts,... Read More
Culture·20th May 2020Filmmaking and music videos: A student’s perspective Iona Cargill Image description: a shot from ‘First Thing’ music video A discussion with Flora Faulk, an Art History student at St.... Read More
Culture·9th May 2020Boredom and bonding: the family TV night is an essential rite of passage Poppy Sowerby Image description: Family watching TV together in the 1950s Are you still watching? Or are you catatonic, quilt-smothered and crisp-covered,... Read More
Culture·21st April 2020Please, no more live action remakes Sasha Gill Image Description: A illustration of a scene from Mulan Oh, glorious CGI! We are a slave to your technicolour dreamscapes,... Read More
Culture·5th April 2020Elem Klimov and the de-fetishisation of warfare Henry Raikes Image Description: Poppy flowers in a field When it comes to war films, there are, broadly, two schools of thought... Read More
Culture·8th January 2020Love Actually Review: London Actually Anthony Piwowarski Love Actually is my favourite Christmas film. When Santa’s sack of vac scheme deadlines pushes me to the edge, I... Read More