Was the Fifth Season of Doctor Who a Piece of TV History?

By: Lee Millington
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It’s scarcely believable that ten years have passed since the fifth season of Doctor Who came to a close, likely because the series seemed like such a defining shift for the show. It isn’t really quite the fifth season, as fans will know, but the fifth of the show’s continuity-keeping soft reboot that reignited a…

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The image is from the film Babyteeth. Milla and Moses stand close to one another in a red-tinted room covered with lasers.

REVIEW: ‘Babyteeth’ (2019) is a Daring Tale of Young Love that May Literally Send Shivers Down Your Spine

By: Ariel Kling
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Shannon Murphy, articulate, clever, and one of the recent directors of Killing Eve, makes her feature film debut with one of the smartest films of the year, and establishes herself in record time as one of the prime directors to look out for.

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Tony Scott's Man on Fire. Denzel Washington leans against a green Volkswagen Beetle, aiming a gun off-camera.

Criminal Record #6 – Denzel Washington and the Value of Charisma

By: fedortot
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From police procedurals to heists, American film noir and French policiers via South Korean serial killers, Criminal Record is a column delving into the rich and heady cinematic history of crime films. This time, a look at Denzel Washington’s career as a crime film leading man.

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The image is from the short film Miller and Son. The image shows the man character Ryan, dancing in a club which is shrouded by purple light.

PRIDE 2020: “It makes me feel free, or some shit” – Coming Out of Hiding as Portrayed in ‘Slap’ (2014) and ‘Miller & Son’ (2019)

By: Rebecca Rosén
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Set within masculine environments, Slap and Miller & Son provides necessary criticism of societies’ narrow expectations of gender and how hurtful these expectations are for anyone transgressing them.

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REVIEW: ‘Clemency’ (2019) is a Quiet, Devastating Study on the People Involved with Death Row

By: Gavin Spoors
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lemency, directed by Chinonye Chukwu, is a very different kind of prison drama: one that avoids exaggerated clichés and instead opts for an intense, realistic look into death row executions.

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How ‘Supernatural’ Saved My Life

By: leeshprasad
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Through the good and the bad in each season, I was reminded of why this show means so much to me, and to so many other people. It feels appropriate to get all of my feelings out about this impending finale in the only way I know possible: to write about it.

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An image from TV Movie This is How the World Ends. A close up with a man asleep. The title is partially visible on his face.

PRIDE 2020: ‘This is How the World Ends’ (2000) Could Have Been A Cultural Reset For LGBTQ+ TV

By: Pedro Serafim
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Following Lynch’s lead, queer independent filmmaker Gregg Araki almost added his name to that small list with his project This is How the World Ends, almost a decade later. However, this project never came to be and has instead been left to float around the realms of YouTube.

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Two dogs, a scruffy grey mutt and a golden brown cocker spaniel, share a plate of spaghetti at a small round table in a back alley. A single strand of spaghetti that they are both eating connects them.

65 Years of Walt Disney’s ‘Lady & the Tramp’

By: Beca
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Although not quite as popular as their human counterparts, two likeable pups made their mark in Disney history in 1955, and their story has since cemented itself into the popular imagination,

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This image is from the film Moonlight. A child is silhouetted by a beach at night.

How the ‘Moonlight’ (2016) Screenplay Uses Silence to Speak the Loudest

By: Gavin Spoors
Between The Lines: Diving Into the World of Screenwriting, Columns, Featured, Film, LGBTQ+, , , , , Leave a Comment on How the ‘Moonlight’ (2016) Screenplay Uses Silence to Speak the Loudest

Moonlight is an epic story of one man’s personal life that utilises a particular style and writing voice. Jenkins juxtaposes earth-shattering narrative moments with words of stillness and quiet to amplify the effect it has on Chiron.

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