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Shazam! Fury of the Gods Has Its Charms But Could Do More | Film Review
Shazam/Billy (Zachary Levi and Asher Angel) returns, now aided by his fellow foster siblings who he shared his superpowers with at the climax of the previous film. The ‘Fam’ (formerly known as the ‘Marvel Family’ in the comics but no…
DIFF 2023 | Mia Goth slays on the silver screen in Ti West’s surprise-slasher prequel Pearl
This review contains spoilers for the movie X
Last year director Ti West surprised us with a little film that he made called X, which was a homage to slashers of the 1970s (most notably The Texas Chainsaw Massacre). It focused on a film…
I Know That Face | Mary Elizabeth Winstead
It's springtime at last and with spring comes flowers. Ramona Flowers that is. We're covering Mary Elizabeth Winstead's eclectic career this week - from her blue-pink-green-haired heroine in Scott Pilgrim vs The World to her horror roles in…
Spanish Horror Arrebato Seduces its Characters and Audience Alike | DIFF 2023
A director and his editor argue over the ending of a vampire movie. ‘We can’t use this take’ the editor pleads, ‘she’s looking directly into the camera’. The director refuses to watch another take. He argues that looking into the camera…
Fashion Reimagined review | Sustainability Documentary Dreams Big
In 2017, spurred on by winning the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Award, Amy Powney, creative director of Mother of Pearl, embarked on an ethical and creative odyssey to explore how sustainable her fashion house could become. Becky Hutner’s…
DIFF 2023 Review | How to Blow Up a Pipeline Ends Up Being A Little Too Neat and Tidy
Environmental issues dominate our time, from political programmes, to news stories, to art. Unfortunately for the latter, much of this art feels more like a lecture than anything else. How to Blow Up a Pipeline, Daniel Goldhaber’s adaption…
Mia Goth | X, Pearl, and A New Breed Of Scream Queen
"I do love a good audience" - Pearl
A few years ago, director Ari Aster released Hereditary. His debut all-in feature is a horror of such immense depth, that after the credits roll it stays with you for a long time. Part of that…
4 Shows Like Outer Banks To Keep You Going Until Season 4
There’s no surprise that shows like Outer Banks do amazingly well. Scenic getaways, historic treasure hunts, romance and feuding class systems; Outer Banks has it all.
While the new season has only been released a short time, this…
DIFF 2023 Review | Stirring Documentary My Imaginary CountryChronicles Chile’s Recent Grass-Roots…
On 3 November 1970, Salvador Allende, a Marxist physician, took office as the president of Chile. He would lead the Popular Unity coalition of Socialist, Communist, Radical and Social-Democratic parties with the support of other dissident…
A Welcome Escape From City Living | Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom
I find Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom a surprisingly hard animal to quantify (is that a pun? Well if it is, it’s probably not worth calling attention to). While this Bhutanese drama initially follows the narratives of a city slicker in the…