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Final girls no longer owe us their heartbreak – we take a look at the trend in horror of the final victims becoming final survivors.
As we reflect on this modern phenomenon and our fear of it in film, we must be careful not to make the same errors as the media has made in covering mass shootings.
Why is it that Wes Anderson, genius auteur and filmmaker extraordinaire, is able to achieve balance when placing his subjects dead center?
Given this era of social distancing, now would be the ideal time to re-watch the Friday the 13th franchise, or start them for the first time.
Even if audiences choose to return, will the festivals be there for them, or will we see a paradigmatic shift to these industry events lodging themselves online permanently?
Violence is key to the narrative of Grosse Pointe Blank, and it forces Martin Blank to contend with who he was and who he has become.
I have a book that’s been staring me in the face for years. It sat…
We investigate how South Korean director Bong Joon-ho conquer the barrier of spoken language through cinematic language.
Patrick Bateman represents the horrors of addiction, hedonism, narcissism and greed – and with a dose of humour, he’s a character that remains ingrained in our pop culture landscape.
We delve further into the HBO film Bad Education, discussing further its themes of greed and altruism in the media.
As the 40th anniversary of The Shining nears, we have watched and ranked all of Stanley Kubrick’s theatrical releases.
When contrasted against the special designation conferred upon Final Girls, it seems apparent that the horror genre permits its mothers limited options.
By Xiaoyu Yang. When I decided to move from China to study an MFA program in filmmaking at the City College of New York, it was difficult to work in a milieu so different from my own heritage.
Cast Away puts Tom Hanks’ talents and instincts on full display, offering us as viewers a chance to understand why we feel so connected to him.
Images are powerful as is representation. Based on my ancestry, I thought it would be…