Review: House of Gucci Archie Lockyer laments the squandered promise of Ridley Scott’s odyssey through the Gucci family’s infamous history The tale of the Gucci family seems to be an almost mythical fable on the vices of greed, deception and family infighting. It’s a tale ripe for a well-executed, dramatic take that shows the lengths […]
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Trans actors for trans roles?
As an industry, Hollywood (and film more generally) has made slow progress when it comes to telling LGBTQ stories. Although more and more transgender characters are now at the forefront of cinema, this isn’t necessarily enough – trans narratives are being told, but trans actors are not being given these roles. Within the last few […]
Review: Suicide Squad
Without a doubt, Suicide Squad was a contender for the most hotly anticipated film of the year; an all-star cast including Margot Robbie and Will Smith, brilliant trailers – everyone was set for excellence. Unfortunately, we do not quite get excellence. To say the film is terrible would be too harsh, it’s just too middle-of-the-road for […]