Dana Scully: How she paved the way for female success, yet modern characters degrade her.
Dana Scully, a fictional character from the hit 90s show The X-Files, was one of the world’s first female scientists and career-woman representatives to hit screens worldwide. Her message of female empowerment has inspired generations but is slowly being degraded by women today. Dana Scully dedicated her life to her Continue Reading
Is Gladiator II segregating an Egyptian/Palestinian actress?
The highly anticipated sequel to Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator’, comes ‘Gladiator II’, which has already received praise from fans and audiences. However, some audiences have noticed that the actress May Calamawy is rarely seen in the movie and has no lines. Although it was previously reported in May 2023 that Calamawy Continue Reading
WICKED: Is it a hit or miss?
Wicked. It’s a new movie that quickly gained popularity, but is it a hit or a miss? It cost them 145 MILLION US DOLLARS to make the movie, but was it worth it? HITS Wicked is an exceptionally great movie which gained popularity very quickly. They made $114 million US Continue Reading
John Lewis Christmas advert
As we all know, each year, there is a John Lewis advert that welcomes us into the Christmas season. A quote from the little black book is, ‘The John Lewis Christmas ad is the definitive ‘moment’ for ad land during the festive season.’ Continue Reading
Cinema Etiquette
The recent release of Jon M Chu’s Wicked to cinemas has brought a mass of controversy aboutcinema etiquette. The release of the long-awaited movie should have been a time for celebration,but instead became a mass debate. At the time of the release, American Multi-Cinemas Theatres (AMC Theatres) posted signs to Continue Reading
The downfall of ‘The Walking Dead’
If there’s one show known globally, it’s ‘The Walking Dead’, adapted from the graphic novel by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore; the show provided viewers with immersive and emotional storytelling, which inevitably guaranteed the show’s immediate success. However, due to the long-running time, viewers were only left to feel disappointed Continue Reading
Professor McGonagall casts her last spell
Many fans and supporters of Maggie Smith, who was known for being a British actor, are experiencing great grief due to her recent passing less than a month ago, on the 27th of September 2024, by old age. Maggie, full name: Dame Margret Natalie Smith, has starred in many films Continue Reading
WARREN PEACE
Watership Down: Richard Adam’s timeless classic, crafts a story through survival and freedom. British animated films were hard to come by in the 1970s. These films weren’t your typical animated Disney films – an adaptation of George Orwell’s Animal Farm and The Beatles Yellow Submarine – nor did they come Continue Reading
Brick (2005) – Film Review
Brick is an extremely clever neo-noir indie film, written and directed by Rian Johnson set in an American high school in the small hometown of Johnson San Clemente. The film begins abruptly with no introduction, leaving a viewer completely in the dark when protagonist Brendan Frye (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is shown Continue Reading
Wonka – Film Review
4.5 out of 5 STARS Wonka acts as a prequel to the much-loved Roald Dahl classic, ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’. It follows the plot of a poor young man named ‘Willy Wonka’ (Timothée Chalamet), whose ambitions as a chocolatier lead him to open a shop at ‘The Galéries Gourmet’ Continue Reading