The Juice is Loose: Beetlejuice 2 Review
In complete confidence Beetlejuice Beetlejuice would be another trainwreck to Tim Burton’s crumbling legacy, I had drafted this review to be a merciless critique of the sequel and an obituary…
Why Twilight is the Perfect Autumn Rewatch
For many people, Autumn is more than a season. It represents change, mystery, and adventure, much like Twilight. For me, Twilight was a big deal growing up. Hell, even my…
‘Lost’ Your Touch? ABC’s Hit Show, 20 Years Later
On 22 September 2004, Oceanic Airlines Flight 815 crashed on an uncharted island 1000 miles off its original course, and TV was never the same. A paralysed man found himself…
Cinema by Sussex Students
Paranormal Protection Service “Two scammers, Nigel Moore and Rob Cement, con old ladies into believing their houses are haunted. Until one day, they bite off more than they can chew…”…
Robert Downey Jr as Dr Doom: Brilliant or Baffling?
I…Am… Dr Doom? Is that what we could be seeing in two years when Avengers: Doomsday hits our screens? Okay probably not word for word, but I think it’s safe…
Inside Out 2: The Ups and Downs of Somewhere New
If you’ve moved homes as a child, you’ll know it’s an adventure like no other. While the kids you’ve known since nursery misspell your name in your goodbye card, and…
Ripley: A Review
Just another remake? No! In a time of over-stimulating “brain rot”, Ripley mercifully redefines pace through intimate thought, glorious black-and-white imagery and a dash of brutal murder. Directed by Steven…
SOS Film Festival
‘Stories of Strength’, a Brighton based film festival dedicated to raising money for Palestine, was a smashing success. Set up by Amaar Zafar, a local student at the Screen and…
Recommendations for Every Genre
Romance: The Last Letter From Your Lover Written by: Sophie Martin, Staff Writer I’m a sucker for anything by Jojo Moyes and this is no exception. Think ‘forbidden romance’ meets…
Should We Be Doing ‘The Things We Do’ For Our Favourite Actors?
“The things I do for Timothée Chalamet”, I say with a sigh after the credits start rolling and I realise that A Rainy Day in New York is directed by…
The Downfall of Marvel: Has the MCU Reached its Endgame?
Picture the scene; it’s April 2019. Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man sacrificed himself for the sake of the Universe, and Chris Evans’ Captain America lived his dream life with his…
Review: Invincible S2, Ep. 8
CONTAINS SPOILERS, TW: Violence As we come to the last edition of this academic year, I thought it fitting to return to the same show I reviewed in the first…
Oscars Fatigue: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Disregard the Academy
Another year, another lengthy sigh upon opening my phone the morning after the Oscars. I didn’t watch the charade live; I haven’t for years. Unsurprisingly there was a boring monologue…
Dune 2, Barbie and the Decline of Media Literacy
CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR DUNE 2 Dune as a franchise is profoundly anti-colonial and anti-imperialist. Its storyline is about the dangers of idolatry, how religion can be used to control the…
Why is Animation so Disregarded, Disrespected and Devalued?
I have always had a deep love and respect for animation. It has provided me with heart-touching moments, awesome fight scenes and conveyed the power of the human voice. I’ve…
Shakespeare in Love: How Classic Plays Inspire Rom coms
Shakespeare: inventor of popular phrases; the man responsible for my less-than-stellar A Level English grade; and, now, the inspiration behind some of the best-loved romantic comedies of a generation. When…
Give Us Everything All at Once!
If you were a 90s/2000s kid who enjoyed watching television when growing up, one of the most exciting moments to look forward to would be the announcement of “New episodes…
Avatar: The Last Airbender Review: An Average Live-Action Remake
★★★☆☆ (It’s really more of a 2.5) Average, if I could describe Netflix’s Avatar:The Last Airbender (ATLA) live action in one word it would be average. After six years of…
The Disappearance of the Dystopia
For many tweens like myself in the early 2010s, watching a teenage dystopian drama was the pinnacle of my week. I was an enormous fan of various book-to-film franchises, from…
There are No New Ideas in Hollywood
It seems that Hollywood has run out of ideas. Remakes of movies have been a thing for a long time, arguably reaching back as far as the late 19th century.…