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How Wong Kar Wai Captures Loneliness and Heartbreak in Chungking Express
10 February 2025
Chungking Express became a darling of cinema almost overnight, despite having no script and being filmed in just 23 days whilst Wong Kar Wai was on hiatus from his 40 million HKD epic Ashes of Time.
The Meaning Behind the Fashion in Mulholland Drive
31 January 2025
David Lynch's mind-bending filmography consistently leaves no detail unnoticed. Throughout his career, fashion played a pivotal role from his signature look, including suspenders and a white shirt with no tie, to the thoughtful styling of iconic characters such as Dale Cooper’s infamous trench overcoat in Twin Peaks.
Grand Theft Hamlet: Alternative Human Connection
13 January 2025
The particularly special thing about this film is its universality, in that you do not need to have extensive knowledge about either Hamlet or GTA to enjoy and gain something from a viewing.
Linda Muir’s Victorian Costumes in Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu
23 December 2024
Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu is already set to be unforgettable. Dropping on the very first day of 2025, it kicks off the new year perfectly with gorgeous cinematography and stunning costume design.
Humanity and Humour in A Real Pain
12 December 2024
A Real Pain follows David (Jesse Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) on a trip through Poland in honour of their late grandmother. First being introduced to the duo at the airport, we come with them on their trip, first with an established tour group and then to their family’s home, as they explore their relationship to each other and their family history.
Dressing Juliet in Love Actually
1 December 2024
Iconic, British, festive. Richard Curtis' 2003 Romantic Comedy Love Actually is also a pinnacle of expert film fashion.
Kneecap: raucous Irish-language comedy reveals lingering effects of the Troubles in West Belfast
28 August 2024
On the face of it, Kneecap, the new film from writer-director Rich Peppiatt, is a fictionalised biopic of a Gaelic hip-hop group from Northern Ireland.
Tish: An Essay by Alex Niven
14 November 2023
As the sublime new biopic Tish proves beyond all doubt, Tish Murtha is one of the forgotten heroes of late-twentieth-century photography. Murtha herself was a prodigal talent from the ruins of post-industrial Tyneside, whose pictures discovered the fun and pathos in an otherwise gloomy setting – her black-and-white photos lit-up by the sense of mischief, moodiness and defiance evident in the poses of her mostly youthful subjects.