Eat the Rich (Literally). Class Warfare, Consumption, and Why The Menu May Be the Most Vicious Social Horror Satire of the Decade.

The thing about fine dining, is that it’s always been a little bit fascist. I don’t say that casually. Spend enough time in kitchens, both where the line-cooks are quietly weeping in the walk-in, and the sort where everything is torched, tweezered and photographed before it touches anyone’s tongue, and you’ll know that haute cuisine […]

Fatherhood Under Siege: Sacrifice and Systemic Failure in My Father’s Shadow

Contains spoilers Akinola Davies Jr.’s My Father’s Shadow stands as one of the most commanding directorial debuts in recent memory. While the film only follows two children spending a rare day with their absent father in Lagos, it gradually presents a much deeper, more soul-stirring exploration of Nigerian parenthood. What begins as a simple family […]

Blood and Cinema: Memory in The Secret Agent

This article contains spoilers The Secret Agent takes place in Brazil 1977, as the movie says: “A time of great mischief,” and our main character Armando (going under the assumed name Marcello) is caught up in this mischief. At its core, The Secret Agent is a film about memory, how authoritarianism and corruption attempt to […]

When humanity remains the monster: 28 Days Series

What if I were to tell you that the 28 Days franchise isn’t really about the zombies? You’d possibly disagree. However, not only are the zombies not really zombies, but rather humans with their rage levels dialled to 11 with all inhibitors switched off. While they are an antagonistic threat, they serve as a mechanism […]

Breaking Down the Genius of Richard Linklater’s 2025

For over 30 years, Richard Linklater has proven himself as one of the most must-watch filmmakers in the industry. A self-proclaimed slacker, his films rarely rely on flashy filmmaking or ambitious stories. Instead, what sets Linklater apart is his understanding of human behavior and relationships. He tells stories that may seem simple on the surface […]

My 2025 Wrapped

With the new year being born, it is the time when we inevitably look back at everything we have done this year. However, for people with hobbies such as reading or watching films, it is especially exciting to look back and see whether they have accomplished the records they set at the start of the […]

Not Quite 28 Years Later: When a Franchise Turns Formative

“at that time, just knowing a film with such a thrilling concept existed was the purest joy, even if I had no access to it.” It’s not quite 28 years Later now, it’s around 22 and a half and of course I’ve seen 28 Days Later countless times, I’ve seen it on the big screen, […]

The truth is I’m a bad person: when seeing yourself on screen turns bittersweet

Within the first ten minutes of Together I was squirming in my Cineworld seat. It wasn’t the body horror (which would come much later in the film), I wasn’t annoyed by someone using their phone and I hadn’t accidentally worn the wrong underwear. No, this was something much worse: I was relating to the film. […]

Post-2020 Cinema and the End of Escapism

In the last few years—especially in 2025—film has quietly shifted in a noticeable way. More and more movies are choosing to take place in the actual present, as opposed to leaning into a timeless feel. For a long stretch, filmmakers seemed to prefer ambiguity—stories where the era didn’t matter, where phones barely existed, and where […]

From addiction to the Male Gaze – analysing the various cannibalistic metaphors in film.

*Content Warning: This essay discusses cannibalism, addiction and references gore Like many people I’m always intrigued by what a film is trying to get at, what the writer and director are trying to tell me. During halloween season I watched quite a few movies where cannibalism was involved and it was very intriguing how this […]