Panalo – Brighton’s Newest Winner
Panalo, the Filipino word for “win”, is the odd name given to the new Filipino restaurant in Hove. Sleek but unassuming, this six-month-old establishment sits on the corner of a…
Silent Hill 2 Remake: A Psychological Horror Masterpiece
4/5 Stars “Lynchian surrealism meets Kubrickian horror in this remade masterpiece.” Ten years ago, the Silent Hill franchise was dead. Remnants of it remained in PT; a free teaser made…
Exploring Mac Miller’s Posthumous Album ‘Balloonerism’
A lost piece of a bigger picture 4/5 Stars Following his tragic death in 2018, aged only 26, it has proven difficult to convey the true impact of his music…
Severance Season 2: First Impressions
★★★★★ “Was a Pineapple Involved?”. Opening with a disorientating, Mission Impossible-esque shot of Mark (Adam Scott) running through the severed floor, Severance season two takes no time to get going.…
Joker: Folie à Deux Review – A Dull Musical Experience
This duet was flat-footed and dull, darling. Todd Phillips doesn’t seem to have much more to say. The decision to make this a musical intrigued me. But La La Land…
Anita Lasker-Wallfisch: “I Can Safely Say That Cello Saved Not Only my Life but my Sister’s Life as Well.”
Words by Amélie Bodnar-Tunnell Anita Lasker-Wallfisch was the youngest daughter born into a Jewish family in Breslau, Germany – now Wroclaw, Poland – in July 1925. Her father was a…
In Review – At Home in the Water, and the joy of local art
At Home in the Water, a new exhibition at Fabrica Gallery by artist Vanessa Daws, invites individuals to immerse themselves in the physical sensations of sea swimming; visitors walk into…
In Review: Wish You Were Here
The last 60 years at The University of Sussex have been curated through a collection of art pieces found on campus.
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein as an insight into Freud’s hypothesis of the psyche
Arts Editor, Molly Openshaw, demonstrated a Freudian reading of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, implementing the idea of the id and the ego in the tale of the modern Prometheus. I recently…
The Era of Re-Mythologisation
Words by Molly Openshaw Over the past few years, there has been a surge in the number of mythological retellings in both literature, film and television. With these classic myths…
Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month: Audre Lorde
Words by Alice Stevens LGBTQ+ History Month is an important time to celebrate, educate and reflect on the issues the community has and still faces. The main aim of the…
All About Love: New Visions
Words by Alice Stevens “In an ideal world we would all learn in childhood to love ourselves. We would grow, being secure in our worth and value, spreading love wherever…
Rip Van Winkle: A Feminist Story?
Words by Molly Openshaw Recently, I read Washington Irving’s 1819 short story and was very surprised by the portrayal of women. Irving displays women as unspoken heroes, demonstrating a refreshing…
Blending Romance and Realism (in progress)
Words by Molly Openshaw Over Christmas, I was the lucky recipient of a positive Covid test, leaving me susceptible to binge-watching Netflix and obsessively rereading novels. One of these shows…
New year, same beautiful you: Sashay away, diet culture
Words by Alice Stevens Content Warning: dieting and eating disorders Body image is a funny one in January. The first month of the year should be a space for reflection…
What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape: Review
Words by Alice Stevens Image: Garry Knight TW: Rape “Rape is a choice. Rapists choose to rape… We just don’t want to think about the uncomfortable truth that a rapist…
The White Picket Purgatory of the Dream Suburbia
Words by Molly Openshaw, Arts Print Editor I recently finished watching season three of You on Netflix. For those of you living under a rock, this series follows Joe Goldberg…
Trans Rights are Human Rights
Words by Alice Stevens and Molly Openshaw TW: Transphobia As we start to see transgender people and other minorities being targeted for their sexuality and gender identity, it is important…
Surveillance Depictions in the Arts
Words by Molly Openshaw, Arts Print Editor Over the past few weeks, I have been watching BBC’s new Vigil, made by the same creators at Line of Duty. This television…
Gender-based violence is a silenced epidemic
Words by Alice Stevens, Arts Online Editor “Text me when you get home x. ” This common procedure carried out by most women reflects a darker truth within our society…