Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound is a fascinating introduction to the history of sound design in film. As a publication that has passionately discussed …
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Essays
LFF 2019’s best short films spotlight future great filmmakers
Orla Smith and Ben Flanagan pick their four favourite competition short films at the 2019 London Film Festival. Read more LFF coverage here. LFF showcased …
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Unsane gives form to society’s systemic sexism
Steven Soderbergh's Unsane explores systemic sexism by comparing and pairing stalker David Strine with a corrupt medical facility. This is an excerpt from our …
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‘It is with love that I do this’: Cannibalism and power under patriarchy
In Raw and We Are What We Are, cannibalism is used as a metaphor to explore what it is to be a woman living under patriarchy, in both the macro and the micro. …
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Thelma is more than just a modern Carrie
Thelma has been compared to Brian De Palma’s Carrie, but Trier gives his female lead agency whereas Carrie was simply a victim. This is an excerpt from our …
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Personal Shopper conflates depression with technological obsession
In Personal Shopper, the boundary between Maureen and others is both because of technology and merely exacerbated by it. This is an excerpt from our book, …
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