A black screen, the sound of a young girl’s shallow breathing, blood trickling from her nose as time appears to run backwards. Sitting in my year-twelve film studies classroom, I had no idea I was about to discover one of the greatest films I believe I will ever watch. Twenty...
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Graduation, a pivotal moment in your life. It is the moment you wait for, the moment you plan for, the moment where you have no idea what is coming next. There are ways that you can prepare for life after graduation, you could look at internships, figure out where you...
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The BBC is once again bringing some of Britain’s biggest names into Claudia Winkleman’s castle, with The Celebrity Traitors returning for its second series on October 1. This year’s cast includes actors Richard E. Grant, Bella Ramsey and Michael Sheen as well as presenter Maya Jama, pop star Leigh-Anne Pinnock,...
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In secondary school, someone once told me that if I were to be from any film, it would be one by Wes Anderson – and I would undoubtedly choose to enter his world given the chance. Anderson creates a world somewhere between a storybook and a carefully organised dollhouse, filled...
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Thirty years after its release in 1996, Trainspotting remains one of the defining films of British cinema. Danny Boyle’s adaptation of Irvine Welsh’s novel is more than a story about addiction; it captured the frustrations of a generation growing up under Thatcherism. Boyle revolutionised the look and feel of British...
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While there are many television shows that we did not want to stay goodbye to, as fans there also comes a time to recognise when it has been given one season too many. There is a fine line between giving viewers more of what they love, and diluting what made...
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The adaptation of Chloe Walsh’s Binding 13 and Keeping 13 into a television series should have been a moment of celebration for readers of the Boys of Tommen series. Instead, the recent casting announcements and the wider trend of BookTok adaptations have created growing anxiety about whether the story will...
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Streaming has transformed television into a cinematic experience in recent years, with services prioritising large budgets and feature-length episodes over fast production schedules. As a result, television has moved away from annual season releases, instead leaving audiences waiting two to three years between instalments of their favourite shows. But while...
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As a childhood classic, The Magic Faraway Tree arrives on screen with a weight of expectation that very few film adaptions can comfortably carry. With writer Simon Farnaby at the wheel, whose past work includes the beloved Paddington 2 and Wonka, and a cast led by many British favourites, the...
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When Glee first premiered in 2009, it did not look like the kind of show destined to become a generational phenomenon. A musical comedy about the failings of a high school show choir sounded niche and confusing; what was it trying to give audiences? Yet, by its second season, Glee...
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