★ ★ ★ “Rooted in sixties power but doesn’t quite fill its potential” It’s 1969. Flower power is all the rage and ideas of changing the world are all anyone … Continue reading REVIEW: “Sixties Power That Holds Itself Back” – ‘Woodstock or Bust’ (2019)
Crafting a film from scratch takes courage, timing and a hell of a lot of planning. So, to suggest centring a feature-length film around a two-year-old girl, who is not … Continue reading REVIEW: “Pihu Will Steal Your Heart” – ‘Pihu’ (2018)
“In all golden afternoons there are movers, there are shakers, and then, there are shirkers.” What-if’s are dangerous. As a perfectionist with a dangerous level of anxiety, I know the … Continue reading The Danger of What-If’s in ‘Shirkers’
Ingrid Nilsen’s words ricochet against the silence as she sobs to the camera, finally sharing a truth she feels the need to share to become her true, authentic self. Just … Continue reading There’s Something I Want You To Know: Coming Out On The Internet
When tackling the subject of depression, no episode of Doctor Who captures it better than ‘Vincent and the Doctor’. Airing in 2010 as the tenth episode in the show’s fifth … Continue reading Vincent, The Monster and Amy: How Doctor Who Captures Depression In ‘Vincent and the Doctor’
Picture this. You’re seventeen. You live in Toronto, Canada. You skip out of school to find your twenty-two-year-old boyfriend waiting at the school gates for you, his curly blonde hair … Continue reading Knives Chau vs. The World: The Misconception of a Teen
WARNING: This article contains very mild spoilers for Captain Marvel. I don’t know about you, but I’ve been watching Marvel films since I was a kid. The first film I … Continue reading ‘Captain Marvel’ (2019): Getting Back Up Again
Do you know this one blog with a title like this? – Possibly Scott Pilgrim Two months ago, I sent Ell a proposal. This proposal was somewhat wild and happens … Continue reading Flip Screen: A Launch Into 2019
