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You may have noticed that in recent years, films based on video games have become a genre in themselves and are often holiday blockbusters. Franchises such as Assassin's Creed, Tomb Raider, and Resident Evil are just a few of the…

Last month saw the release of the highly anticipated Lady Bird, which became the highest rated film ever on Rotten Tomatoes at the end of 2017. The film, produced by indie favourite A24, is a huge landmark for women in film as it is the…

As of 2016, it was estimated that at least 200 million girls and women across 30 countries had experienced female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM). This is the practice of partially or fully removing the external female genitalia and other…

In 1992, fans of the Alien franchise had their hearts broken when their queen, Ellen Ripley (played by Sigourney Weaver), launched herself into a furnace to destroy the alien queen inside her, seemingly ending the trilogy in an act of…

Over the last one hundred years or so (well, since Bram Stoker decided to get spooky anyway), typically when we think of vampires we think of kind of strange, kind of creepy but distinctly alluring characters with a thirst for human blood.…

Ah, the 70s. A time full of political scandal, sexy key-parties and copious amounts of corduroy. A time rife with social anxieties that many look back on with whimsical nostalgia. In 1997, twenty years after it is set, acclaimed director,…

Spoilers Ahead! Fifty years ago to the month, the city of Detroit, Michigan witnessed some of the most violent and destructive riots in U.S. history, the main cause of which is almost unanimously attributed to negative race relations…