Hollywood, the latest series to be commissioned through the multi-million-dollar deal between Netflix and buzzy producer, Ryan Murphy, relishes in metatextuality.
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Hannah Holway (She/Her) is a recent Film graduate and aspiring film writer living in London. Her favourite films include American Beauty and Thelma and Louise, but she also loves Jordan Peele, Black Mirror and a good psychological thriller. If she’s not watching films or writing about them, she’ll probably be reading and/or drinking tea.
REVIEW: ‘Sex Education’ Season 2 is Hilarious, Heartwarming and Devastating All at Once
The first season of Sex Education, the Netflix series which explores our most embarrassing anxieties about sex and intimacy with acerbic wit and relatability, was an instant hit.
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‘Joker’ (2019): Exploring the Controversies Behind the Joaquin Phoenix Feature
Critics who have dared to discuss their dislike of the film have been subject to online slander from those who brand it a masterpiece.
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REVIEW: “Leaves you wishing for a little more” – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019)
★ ★ ★ “If the film is a case of style over substance, the style is Tarantino’s best yet”. The problem with a new release from Quentin Tarantino – widely considered to be an esteemed auteur and generally (for better or for worse) praised to the point of worship by film students and critics alike…
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Best Of 2019 So Far – Hannah Holway
While films will always have my heart, this year we have been blessed with small screen stories which are original, affecting and often topical. With so many incredible shows to choose from this year, selecting only five was a tough task, but here are my personal favourites so far: Big Little Lies (Season 2, NowTv)…
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REVIEW: “Doesn’t Quite Reach The Previous Levels Of Creativity” – ‘Black Mirror’ Season 5 (2019)
★ ★ ★ “Strong, affecting concepts give way for repetition and mostly confusing tones”. Contains spoilers for Season 3 of Black Mirror. The problem with making another season of social thriller Black Mirror was always going to be that the first twenty episodes are so brilliant. How do you follow up the terrifying ingenuity of…
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Mad Women, Crazy Women: The Subversion of Gender Roles in Netflix’s ‘Dead To Me’
In 1991, Ridley Scott’s Thelma & Louise proved that there was a space for women in the buddy film and road movie genres that had been largely dominated by male protagonists. Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon’s eponymous characters were well-developed, complex and life-like; their touching and authentic friendship remaining centre stage as they fought back…
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