Amelia Chisholm does some digging on Detective Pikachu, to solve if it really is the very best there ever was.
Sh – aaaaah – zam!
As you’re likely aware, one of the most revolutionary, mechanically interesting, and just darn great superhero movies was released to cinemas this Easter. I am, of course, talking about DC’s Shazam! Okay, okay, I know critics are raving about Avengers: Endgame– and I’m not denying its acclaim. The fact of the matter is, I […]
A musical tribute
Any humanities student will be familiar with the term that there’s ‘no such thing’ as originality in any form, whether it be novels, theoretical criticism, or in this case, musical theatre. Particularly in screen-based portrayals of musicals; 2017’s La La Land features a shot-for-shot recreation of a photo shoot from 1957’s Funny Face, parodies of […]
Women in Politics: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
On the 3rd January, 2019, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will become the youngest woman in history to serve in the United States Congress. At 29, Ocasio-Cortez has been passionately vocal about the issues that have affected her throughout her life, as a working-class millennial of Puerto-Rican descent. A self-described ‘democratic socialist’, Oscasio-Cortez achieved her victory against the Democratic […]
Review: Summer and Smoke @ Exeter Phoenix
Dicebox are back, and they’re bringing Tennessee Williams to the Exeter Phoenix. Following her directorial debut with the company, in their first production, Plucked , a dark comedy based on Williams’ and Sarah Kane, Anastasia Bunce, along with Assistant Director James Joseph have taken on Summer and Smoke. Bunce’s directorial style is one of the […]
Crazy New Boyfriend
“Hello, nice to meet you, you broke my heart.” This was the crooning of Skylar Austin, newcomer to the CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, in his very first number on the show ‘Hello, nice to meet you’. Whilst it’s certainly the actor’s first number, strangely enough, this character has appeared on the show since its release in […]
Bohemian Rhapsody – Review
Bohemian Rhapsody (dir. Bryan Singer), just like Freddie Mercury himself, is dividing opinion. Since its late-October release, critics have been bickering over whether it’s just ‘too much’, or if it’s all the drama Mercury himself would have wanted. I stand with the latter. My father attended the screening with me – he’s been a self-described […]
Weekly Optimism: Podcasts
You’re probably too busy. I don’t know which millennial hating capitalist endowed supervillain came up with the stereotype of university students being lazy, because everyone I know is almost always taking on more than they can handle. It’s hard to find time for self-care and personal interest- Cleaning, washing, cooking, and more can be boring. […]
Meme of the Month: Don’t Look Back in Anger
In 2017, the internet was rocked by the Distracted Boyfriend meme. One man, his arm around a supposed girlfriend, staring at the backside of another girl while the first woman looks on, furious at this supposed betrayal. But let’s start from the beginning. The original image was part of a stock photo series, taken on […]
The resonance of Bojack Horseman, Season 5
“I made him more vulnerable and that made him more likeable. And that made for a better TV show. But if [this show] is just a way to help dumb assholes rationalize their own awful behaviour then I’m sorry, but we can’t put this out there.” Not a quote from the writers’ room of hit Netflix […]