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Image is from the film 'Apples' (2020). A middle aged man is posed on a bmx bike in a skate park.

REVIEW: ‘Apples’ (2020) a Wonderfully Absurdist Take on Human Existence

By: Megan Shea 1st May 202130th Apr 2021

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While it was ultimately not nominated for the 93rd Academy Awards, Apples is a film that’ll linger in your memory, even long after you’ve forgotten its name.

Image from the film 'Nomadland' (2020). A woman with short hair wearing a blue t-shirt stands in front of a snow covered, mountainous landscape.

The Ethics of Filming Poverty: Who Has a Right to Tell ‘Nomadland’ (2020)?

By: RaeAnn Quick 25th Apr 202125th Apr 2021

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It is phenomenal that these stories are being told. However, what does it mean if they only tell a partial story, with little condemnation of the system that maintains it?

Image is a collage of three images. The first is an image from 'Minari' (2020), as an man in his thirties wearing a pink shirt talks to someone. The middle is from 'Pieces of a Woman' (2020) which shows a blonde woman wearing a beige turtleneck and a red coat looking directly at the camera. The final image on the right is from 'Sound of Metal' (2020). A shirtless man with a variety of tattoos drums intensely.

2021 Academy Awards: First-Time Acting Nominees

A few familiar faces are included in the Oscar Nominations— such as Anthony Hopkins, Viola Davis, Glenn Close, and Frances McDormand— but the fresh blood is overwhelming.

Image is from the film 'Palm Spring' (2020). A man in a red coat holds the hand on a woman wearing a leopard print fur coat. They are sat in front of a fire at night, covered in blankets. They both are looking at something in the distance.

[Between the Lines] Why ‘Palm Springs’ (2020) Should Have Been Nominated for Best Original Screenplay

By: Gavin Spoors 23rd Apr 202121st Apr 2021

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Without diminishing the nominees, there is one screenplay that should have made the cut.

‘The King’s Speech’ (2010) at 10: Is it a Perpetual Classic?

By: Ceridwen Millington 18th Jan 202118th Jan 2021

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The King’s Speech is a decade old in an ever changing industry. Have the old-school charms that brought it massive acclaim also helped it stand the test of time?

Marta is the Key to Why ‘Knives Out’ (2020) is so Brilliant

By: Gavin Spoors 9th Feb 202017th Jun 2020

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The key ingredient with Knives Out, however, is its protagonist: Marta (Ana de Armas).

REVIEW: ‘Corpus Christi’ (2019) is a Meditation on the Paradoxes of Faith

By: Jenni Holtz 24th Jan 202022nd Mar 2020

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We all make mistakes, but sometimes those mistakes hurt others, even taking their lives. Do people who hurt others deserves forgiveness?

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.

Our Five 21st Century LGBT Acting Nominees

With this years number of gay roles being nominated within the acting categories totalling 7, I felt it was worth doing some digging in to the difference between roles played by gay actors and their nominations compared to straight actors for LGBT roles. You probably won’t be surprised to hear that the stats don’t weigh…