The rise of sensory deprivation in films
Reading time: 3 minutes We avoid the fears we see, take precautions against the ones we hear and call for help for the ones …
10 must-watch journalism films
Reading time: 4 minutes Journalists have a weird place in this world – do we love them for the stories they spin or hate them …
2018 in film and a look ahead to 2019
Reading time: 5 minutes Film stars and icons are household names the world over – I’d find it very difficult to believe that even Amish …
The three worst films of 2018
Reading time: 5 minutes 2018 has been one hell of a year. Brexit, Trump, climate change – the list goes on. There are a …
What’s the most obscure film you’ve cried at?
Reading time: 2 minutes Recently I bothered family and friends to tell me what’s the weirdest film they’ve shed a tear to. Here’s a …
The bah humbug! film and TV list: part two
Reading time: 6 minutes Having bitched about Christmas on the internet like a true millennial alpha male in the first bah humbug! piece, I’ll …
The bah humbug! Film and TV list: part one
Reading time: 5 minutes Christmas brings back many memories from childhood. Raised a Catholic, there was midnight mass, praying, singing and not getting what …
A closer look at director’s cuts
Reading time: 5 minutes Almodóvar has Salcedo. Scorsese has Schoonmaker. Kurosawa had… Kurosawa. It’s always hard to let go of one’s creation (particularly for …