‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ is an unimpressive and bewildering experience
Mischa Alexander reviews 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker', the final entry in the new trilogy and closing chapter to the Skywalker saga.
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How can films be politically engaging?
Mischa Alexander asks how films can prove politically engaging, using recent examples from Hollywood cinema.
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Is art inherently political?
Mischa Alexander takes at look at the history of the intersection between art and politics and questions whether art can ever be apolitical.
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The State of Representation in Cinema
Mischa Alexander breaks down the shifts in minority representation in Hollywood cinema during recent times.
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Taylor Swift’s ‘You Need to Calm Down’ is not a gay anthem
In recent interviews promoting her new album ‘Lover,’ Taylor Swift talked about how her upcoming work would have more political substance to it. This is following her posts about the 2018 American Midterm election, in which she came out in favour of democratic candidates on the basis of their stances on issues such as LGBT, civil and women’s rights.
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John Wick Chapter 3 – Parabellum: Review
Mischa Alexander reviews 'John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum', discussing whether smart gun-play is enough to keep things interesting.
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Are the arts intrinsically linked to our national identity?
Following the fire at Notre Dame, Mischa Alexander explores the potential dangers posed by the link between art and national identity.
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Avengers: Endgame: Review (spoiler free)
Mischa Alexander reviews 'Avengers: Endgame', the much-anticipated final instalment in Marvel's 'Avengers' franchise.
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‘Captain Marvel’, relationship coding, and the specific failure of the MCU
How do you solve a problem like Maria (Rambeau)? (Warning: This article contains spoilers for Captain Marvel) Captain Marvel is the twenty-first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and has been considered by many to be a fantastic addition to the superhero genre, particularly as it’s the first MCU...
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Us: Review
A couple of years ago, if you had asked me who Jordan Peele was, I would have immediately thought of a couple of YouTube sketches involving white snow and substitute teachers. This isn’t the case anymore. Today, he’s universally known as a fantastic writer and director with a unique and...
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Straightwashing weakens queer representation
LGBT+ representation has skyrocketed over the last few years. More and more films and plays are featuring prominent LGBT+ characters and storylines, which is a trend I am all in favour of. However, a new conversation has emerged recently from the coils of discourse, surrounding the important question about who is playing those...
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Predictions in time for the Oscars!
Every year the Oscar nominations are released and everyone seems to have a conversation about it with things like the Oscars being an outdated statement of film elitism, chosen by people arguably currently out of touch with modern film going audiences as just one of the potential areas of discussion....
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Hamildrops and the 44th President
When it was first released on Broadway in 2015, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton: An American Musical was pretty much the biggest thing in popular culture. No one was immune to its charms, including big-name actors/personalities/singers/comedians, and a whole range of famous people. It was like a new version of the Ice...
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