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Film Review: Initiation

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Film Review: Zana

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Whilst availability of education is something we often take for granted in the UK, life isn’t so simple or easy in many other countries around the world. Some children walk for miles to get to school every day whilst here it’s all about catchment areas, who’s doing the school run and Offsted reports. In rural …

The treatment women receive at the hands of men in almost all countries around the world is reprehensible. It came as no surprise to many but the #metoo movement highlighted just how ingrained the issue is. Just how prevalent sexual assault, abuse and rape is in our society. It’s bad in the UK but it’s …

“Brian doesn’t seem his usual self this morning”. Is Brian just having one of those days or has an alien creature taken possession of his body and is using him as a human host? The concept of shape-shifting is one which has wrung true with many film lovers over the years. The continuing popularity of …

I’m the first to admit that I’m not a fan of whisky. My first encounter involved half a bottle of Bell’s and I’m never really recovered. I will say, like the single malts readily available on the market today, my antipathy has mellowed over the years. My last dram was at the highest point on …

The first Whitbread Round the World Race was held in 1973. 17 yachts and 167 crew took part in the gruelling challenge which encompassed 50,000 kilometres of often tumultuous ocean. Sailing itself was a very male-dominated world at the time but it was almost unheard of for women to crew, let alone captain, at the …

It’s easy to fly to Dublin for as little as £10, but when you get there you’ll be paying over the odds for a place to stay. Not to mention the fact that you’re probably depriving someone, indirectly, of a place to sleep. Whilst there’s a housing crisis across Ireland, steep (rental and retail) price …

In a career which has often been overshadowed by her brother, Maggie Gyllenhaal seems to have found her opportunities limited. Despite this, when juicy roles come around she grabs them with both hands. Her first big break came in Steven Shainberg’s Secretary, where she wowed opposite James Spader. She was also fantastic in Crazy Heart, …

Since the Partition of Palestine in 1947 in order to create a Jewish State, tensions have been high within the region. Whilst most film-makers focus on the conflict or the plight of the Palestinians, the impact on ordinary Israelis rarely gets any coverage outside of Israel. When children turn 18 they are conscripted into the …

Love has to be one of the strangest, most bizarre and bafflingly amazing afflictions suffered by human beings. It can bring the strongest person to their knees or give the weakest the strength to succeed. If that love is unrequited then it can be soul-destroying and heart-wrenching. It can drive you to distraction, dangerous obsession …

The rehabilitation of the horror genre has coincided with the rise of A24. The American entertainment company have been responsible for some of the best mainstream horror films of the last five years. With the likes of Hereditary, It Comes at Night, The Witch, Under the Skin and Climax they’ve spearheaded a revolution. Their next …