Bond of Today: How Has The Franchise Endured for Sixty Years?

For over sixty years, James Bond has been killing, seducing, drinking, and quipping on cinema screens to the delight of generations of viewers who have enjoyed watching him do so. […] It is the intention of this essay to analyse how the Bond franchise has adapted in a post 9/11 world whilst retaining its core identity.

Die My Love (2025) Review. A Mother’s Descent into Madness ★★★★⯨

Mild spoiler warning. Picture this: one of your favourite directors (Lynne Ramsay) announces a new film starring two of your favourite actors (Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson). You’re ecstatic. You watch it, and it not only meets—but exceeds—your expectations. A match made in cinematic heaven. Adding to the anticipation, one of the producers is none […]

Soot, Steel & Spirits: Tradition and Modernity in Spirited Away (2001) and Princess Mononoke (1997)

Studio Ghibli has contributed towards making some of the greatest animated films of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, two of which are Princess Mononoke (1997) and Spirited Away (2001). Through examining the attitudes towards tradition and modernity found in both these films, it can be argued that they serve as critiques on how Western practice, such as mass industrialisation and consumerism, have led to the neglect of the country’s cultural roots in modern day Japan.

One Battle After Another: Loved By Critics, But Loses Commercially

At a time where the viewership of non-commercial cinema seems to be falling, Paul Thomas Anderson reminds us of how social, political and historical context can completely reshape a film’s meaning and perspective. In an era when politics seems to be going back, Anderson makes a daring attempt to give us One Battle After Another, […]

Jack Howard on his new Oscar- Qualifying short film- The Second Time Around

I recently sat down with filmmaker and online-trailblazer Jack Howard — the British YouTube personality who first rose to prominence through his comedy duo Jack & Dean (whose channel amassed over 73 million views). After honing his craft in sketches and commercials, Jack has now made a bold leap into the festival circuit with his […]

The Anatomy of Body Horror: Why It Scares Us

Horror is perhaps the most versatile movie genre there is. It ranges from supernatural hauntings to slashers to cosmic horror. But to me, the scariest subgenre of them all is the one that hits closest to home—literally. I’m talking about body horror: the moment our flesh stops being ours and the human body becomes the […]

Anemone (2025) Review- An Absent Father Haunted by His Past ★★★★⯨

The news that Daniel Day-Lewis had come out of retirement to co-write and star in a film directed by his son, Ronan Day-Lewis, immediately caught my attention. Before seeing the film, I attended Daniel’s Screen Talk at the London Film Festival, hosted by Mark Kermode. At one point, Daniel asked if he could tell a […]

LFF 2025: Springsteen: Deliver me from nowhere Review ★★★

Jeremy Allen White shines in the latest addition to the ever-growing catalogue of musical biopics. With strong acting and a naturally excellent score, Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere acts as more than just a recount of one of rock’s biggest stars A last-minute booking during London Film Festival 2025, Scott Cooper’s Springsteen: Deliver Me from […]

The Running Man (2025) Spoiler-Free Review ★★★

The Running Man is based on the Stephen King novel of the same name and is a remake of the 1987 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. It is set in a not-so-distant future, where The Running Man TV show dominates the network as the most-watched show. It is a brutal contest where participants must evade professional […]

Twenty-one years later, how does Edgar Wright remain one of the most influential auteur directors in modern cinema?

In the film industry today, when we have a look at the filmmakers who are also auteurs in the industry, names such as Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Spike Lee and Wes Anderson ring people’s attention. Now what is the difference between a normal director and an auteur director, you may ask? A director of a […]