Ten years later the film isn’t just revered within the pantheon of Dreamworks animated features but is regarded as a modern animated classic. What is it about How to Train Your Dragon that makes it so fondly remembered even today?
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REVIEW: ‘The Lodge’ (2020) Shows a Terrifyingly Realistic Descent into Madness
The Lodge is a psychological horror that manages to surprise and scare even horror aficionados.
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Flip Screen’s Guide to March 2020
Flip Screen’s George Forster and James Palmer have once again done battle against boredom and compiled all the big stuff coming up this month.
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The Hopelessness of the ‘Parasite’ (2020) Screenplay
Parasite has been praised for it’s tight technical craft as well as the strong performances from each cast member. However, it is arguably the script that resonated with audiences most of all.
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Between the Lines: The Screenplay Oscar Nominees
Every year the Oscar nominations invite cinema-goers to debate and argue on whether those nominated are worthy to be honoured.
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Raw (2016) is a Radical Coming of Age Horror Film That Gives Women Power Over Their Desires
Julia Ducournau’s French cannibalistic coming of age film Raw depicts feminine pleasure and power through body horror. The film played at festivals and in France, with a limited US release. Viewers had visceral reactions to the screenings, with some even walking out or passing out due to the graphic cannibalism. Even so, Ducournau’s film can be incredibly relatable and empowering for young women.
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That’s So Gay… A Column Investigating LGBTQ+ Subtext in Film
For the LGBTQ+ society, subtext were the only morsels we got from fiction.
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What’s on Scene #1 – February 2020
Howdy! Welcome to What’s on Scene, our new monthly column dedicated to keeping you up to date on the latest screenings and programmes across the UK.
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REVIEW: ‘American Psycho (2000)’ is More Than Just An American Horror Story
2020 marks the 20th anniversary of Mary Harron’s American Psycho. Since its $34 million theatrical release, the film has gained a serious social media cult following full of Patrick Bateman profile pictures and shared images. However, this film has more to offer than really good memes. In American Psycho, writers Harron and Guinevere Turner take a story about a corporate sadist and turn it into a horrifying and comedically gory deconstruction of toxic masculinity.
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REVIEW: ‘Black Christmas’ Reworks a Classic For the 21st Century
Bob Clark’s Black Christmas (1974) was a game-changer for the horror genre. It’s often cited as one of the first-ever slasher films and was a major inspiration for John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978). It also originated the frequently quoted line, appearing in spoofs and countless other films: “The call is coming from inside the house!” Needless to say, when remaking the film for a 2019 audience, Sophia Takal (director and writer) and April Wolfe (writer) had big shoes to fill. And, a young horror fan, I think they did a fantastic job.
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