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Chain Reactions: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Few films have the power like Texas Chainsaw to get right under your skin and crawl up your skeletal system, clinging on to it for dear life. A creeper of a film, that exists to plunge us into the deepest depths of an untamed humanity, where survival only equals pain. And guess what? We are about to do it all over again on 18th August, with the release of the film’s 4K cinema restoration worldwide, 49 years after the alleged events.


Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie? Let's Settle the Debate
Every year, as the holiday season rolls around, movie lovers find themselves in a familiar argument: Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?


Why Prometheus Failed, or How to Use Transmedia Storytelling in Cinema
Transmedia storytelling is an incredible tool for allowing audiences to explore the storyverse of a film, game or what have you.


Review | Dead to Me
by Laura Owen | Dead to Me launched its second season on Netflix last May, bringing back its well-match leads Christina Applegate and...


Review | Away
by Laura Owen | Away is one of Netflix’s latest releases and one of their most ambitious ones yet. Set in the near future the series...


A Saccharine Sorkin
by Anosh Aibara | The Trial of The Chicago Seven is a gripping courtroom ensemble with some of the greatest performances of the year....


Smart Objects | The Devil is a Woman
by Ria Woodburn | Gillian Flynn is a champion at writing wicked women, and none are as great as the characters in Sharp Objects (2018)....


Our Affection for Animation
by Brad Brookes | One sunny afternoon in June last year, I took my kids to see the much-anticipated Toy Story 4 at the cinema... At three...


REVIEW: I CARE A LOT
| By Ria Woodburn When She Was Bad, She Was Horrid In the words of screenwriter Christopher Volger, "despite its infinite variety, the...


Ten Pages | Drive: The Midpoint
I By Laura Owen "The midpoint is often a highly intense pivotal moment, twist, or reversal that re-energises the hero on his quest." -...


Ten Pages | John Wick
In the first instalment of this Ten Pages series, we're going to be looking at the script of John Wick.


On Gossip Girl and Grief
I By Emma-Lee Miller On the off chance you missed the initial iconic run of the mid-2000s time capsule known as Gossip Girl, you might...


We Are Who We Are: Dual Protagonists and Secondary Characters
I By Ria Woodburn Director Luca Guadagnino describes his first venture into television, We Are Who We Are (2020), as an ‘immersive...


Mission: Impossible - Raising The Stakes
I By Laura Owen Mission: Impossible has been entertaining audiences for the past 25-years and with two more instalments due to be...




The Snyder Cut | The Director Switcheroo
Changing creative direction while filming can often cause issues with the pace and structure of a movie.


Review | The Last of Us Part 2
The Last of Us Part 2 follows returning character, Ellie, now driven by revenge.


Defending Jacob: Family is Unconditional
t first glance Chris Evans’s latest venture Defending Jacob looks like nothing more than another ‘whodunit’ story.


The Morning Show: Writing a Powerful Antagonist
It’s clear why The Morning Show is one of Apple TV’s big hitters from its complex characters to its stellar performances.


Telling it for Telly
Adaptation has been a mainstay of film and television since its inception.


The Power of Pixar
Screenwriter Al Butter deconstructs what makes Pixar's stories so powerful.


Review: Dark Waters (2019)
By John Finnegan | Mark Ruffalo is quickly building an impressive portfolio of work which sheds light on social problems (see Spotlight)...




Dunkirk Film Analysis – Going to War with Convention
Writer/director Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk held the Number One spot at the American box office for its first two weeks.
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