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Once Upon A Fantasy: Lanthimos & Tarantino's Grand Delusions
Once Upon A Fantasy: Lanthimos & Tarantino’s Grand Delusions

The Favourite and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood could not be more distant – but are there more similarities to them than meets the eye?

The Sting Of Death: JOKER And BONNIE & CLYDE
The Sting Of Death: JOKER And BONNIE & CLYDE

It’s possible that the great Pauline Kael might have liked Joker – Chris Cassingham compares it to another controversially violent film, Bonnie & Clyde.

How FARGO Succeeded Where STRANGER THINGS Failed
How FARGO Succeeded Where STRANGER THINGS Failed

When FX announced that they were moving forward with a television adaptation of the 1996…

The Reemergence of Charlie Chaplin Through Cosmo Kramer
The Reemergence Of Charlie Chaplin Through Cosmo Kramer

Just like Charlie Chaplin, Cosmo Kramer is seeing another kind of creature, one created through the absurd, interacting with the world, and seeing the out-of-control, spiralling outcomes.

The Tweaked Neorealism Of DOGMAN
The Tweaked Neorealism Of DOGMAN

Dogman stands as a uniquely moving viewing experience, reinvigorating a film movement that otherwise might seem obsolete or outdated.

Lana Banana, Candyman, Candyman: Being an Ally in American Horror
Lana Banana, Candyman, Candyman: Being An Ally In American Horror

Evoking Candyman in this season, American Horror Story dredges up misplaced allyship and the appropriation of another’s culture and story.

The Importance of Comedy: The Connections between MONSTERS INC and SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS
The Importance Of Comedy: The Connections Between MONSTERS INC & SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS

Sullivan’s Travels may not quickly come to mind when watching Monsters, Inc., but after examining both films, there is a connection in not only their themes but their structures as well.

Time Travel Dream Girl: Trauma & Romance In YOUR NAME And MY TOMORROW, YOUR YESTERDAY

In the Japanese films Your Name and My Tomorrow Your Yesterday, a similar theme can be formed, that of the Time Travel Dream Girl. We discuss what that means in the context of each film.

The Enigma of the Sequel: Why Did They Make 2010?
The Enigma of the Sequel: Why Was 2010 Made?

Where Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Oddysey was visionary and original, 2010: The Year We Make Contact failed to compete with the monolith that casts quite a shadow.

SOLO and How STAR WARS Solved its Prequel Problem
SOLO & How STAR WARS Solved Its Prequel Problem

The view on the 1990s Star Wars prequels is synonymous with hubris, failure, and shoddy filmmaking, that is until Disney came into the picture and changed the image completely with its latest additions to the franchise Rogue One and Solo.