Let’s face it, rom-coms have always been a bit rubbish. Guy meets girl, some incredibly quick, love-at-first-sight occurs, there’s a complication, some comic-relief side characters, and then they get over it and get together and everyone cheers. Love condensed into an hour and a half. Lovely. Also, sadly, unrealistic. Lovesick is here to answer what […]
The beast behind the Beauty: let’s talk about Disney’s dark side
I t can be hard growing up. Finding out that Santa isn’t real, or there’s no stork that delivers babies, or that the company that makes The Little Mermaid is a soulless corporation that cares about profit alone and has designs on world domination. If you’re a Marvel fan, you might have missed that last […]
What’s the hype with Stranger Things?
I know, and I’m sorry. Sorry that all of you have been sucked into the mediocre world of simple plots and boring conclusions. Sorry that you are forced to watch characters who range from “I’m pretty cool because I like coffee” police chiefs to the joint-world record holders of “most annoying children in the world” […]
Mr Robot returns
If walking back into a show like Parks and Recreation is like being greeted back into a warm world full of old friends, coming back to Mr Robot is like being locked in a dark room full of people who may want to kill you. For added fun, these people may also be you. And […]
Who runs the world? Men, unfortunately
The film industry has flirted with the word ‘feminism’ a lot in recent years. Emma Watson, Charlize Theron, Joss Whedon, Channing Tatum – amongst many more – all proudly declare themselves as feminists. Looking at the industry, it’s not surprising that many have been outraged by inequality. According to one study by Directors UK, in […]
Privileged man not privileged enough
Leo Thorncroft reflects on the case there is a women’s representative at the Guild, should there be a male one? Ah, men. We’ve had a rough time in recent years. With feminism slowly, ever so slowly, creeping into popular culture, we’ve lost so many of our rights. Suddenly it’s become ‘not okay’ to write songs […]