On Swift Horses ★★★
In their first encounter in On Swift Horses, the natures of Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Julius (Jacob Elordi) are immediatelyContinue Reading
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Warfare ★★★½
Last year, director Alex Garland delivered the brilliant and intense Civil War, a fictional account of a civil war inContinue Reading
Death of a Unicorn ★★½
The unicorn is a creature widely accepted as being purely mythical, yet they factor heavily into art and literature throughoutContinue Reading
Midsommar and the Genuine Terror of Toxic Relationships
“Do you feel held by him? Does he feel like home to you?” Romantic investment existing in films that otherwiseContinue Reading
Midsommar ★★★½
David Lynch once said that “a story can be both concrete and abstract”. Over the past decade, arthouse horror hasContinue Reading
Most Anticipated of July 2019
Ben McDonald: Summer is usually a stale time of the year for interesting movies, but this July is proving a seriousContinue Reading
The Little Stranger ★★
When discussing the Gothic, it’s difficult not to divulge into period debates and how far thematic strength can carry aContinue Reading
Most Anticipated of August 2018
Ben McDonald: August marks that time of the year when blockbuster season starts to flicker out and awards season moviesContinue Reading
Detroit ★★★½
As a child, you are told that the police are there to protect you. If ever you should find yourselfContinue Reading
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