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Essays, analysis and the occasional argument about the films and series that matter.

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Kinds of Kindness photo gallery

Exclusive gallery of images from Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds of Kindness, starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Margaret Qualley, Willem Dafoe, Joe Alwyn, Hong Chau, Mamoudou Athie and Hunter Schafer.

By Film Updates · 14.06.24 · 2 min
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How Barbie fits into Greta Gerwig’s filmography

In honor of the VOD release of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, contributor Paul Wheaton assesses how it fits into the larger…

Paul Wheaton · 12.09.23
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2021 Golden Globes predictions

Contributor Sam Howe attempts to predict the Golden Globe nominations ahead of the announcement tomorrow.

Film Updates · 02.02.21
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Analyzing Promising Young woman’s divisive ending

Contributor Rawan A. analyzes Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman’s divisive ending.

Film Updates · 15.01.21
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Netflix and the great audience divide

Contributor Kayven Varke examines Netflix’s business model when it comes to greenlighting films, as well as the great divide between…

Film Updates · 21.11.20
A man wearing a dark coat stands in front of trees during the winter in a still from the film Dark Waters.
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The ongoing battles of Spotlight and dark Waters

Dark Waters (2019) and Spotlight (2015) dramatize the uncovering of two major scandals that have since shaken Americans to the…

Film Updates · 21.11.20
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Revenge for the male gaze: relieving trauma in Takashi Miike’s Audition

21 years after its release, Julieann Stipidis examines the depiction of trauma and catharsis in Takashi Miike’s ‘Audition’.

Film Updates · 10.11.20

November
2020

The power of love in the Haunting of Bly Manor 02.11 Two women face each other in a greenhouse.

October
2020

Dissecting the stigma around horror and cheap thrills 29.10 A man looking at a doorway in a still from The Exorcist. Over 20 years later, Scream is still the best of meta-horror 26.10 Two women and a man covered in bland stare at something off-screen in fright. Accessibility in virtual Film Festivals 22.10 The waiting room of a movie theater. Where is the final boy? 19.10 A still from A Nightmare On Elm Street 2 depicting a young man holding a glove with knives.

September
2020

Portrait of a Lady on Fire’s conversation with the romantic outline of Titanic 24.09 A collage of Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Titanic. Someone’s favourite film: Drive 20.09 A man sitting in a car at night. The merit of award shows amidst a COVID-ridden world 20.09 Awards lined up. Laura Mulvey’s Visual Pleasure and Ari Aster’s Midsommar 12.09 A woman with a flower crown staring ominously. Skate Kitchen and Betty: answering the Call 11.09 A young woman on a skateboard. Tender masculinity in First Cow 08.09 Two men walking a cow across a bridge. Stolen screams: how horror has stifled women 05.09 The socially distanced horror of Host 03.09 A Zoom meeting where all participants are scared.