Wednesday – A Review
Tim Burton reunites with Danny Elfman in his first TV show focusing on the life of Wednesday Addams from ‘The Addams Family’. For some, it may not come as a surprise that Burton took on this project as his interest lies in depicting outcasts in marginalised societies as well as Continue Reading
Krampn Your Style?
If you go down to the woods today be sure of a big surprise! Sherwood forest was recently invaded by some very unusual, quite terrifying, folklore creatures known as The Krampus. The Krampus folklore, dating back to pre -Christian times, originates from the alpine regions of Europe. The Krampus worked Continue Reading
Horse Riding – The Benefits
Horse Riding is a popular pastime for many people in the UK. The British Equestrian Trade Association’s 2019 National Survey found that “1.8 million regular riders of 3 million total” in the UK. With horse riding, the challenges are being able to communicate with your horses, making sure you are Continue Reading
The Six Nations
The six nations is an annual international rugby union competition. The 2023 competition begins on the 4th February and will last 5 weeks. The previous winners are France and they will try and win again – but England will try and stop them. In the history f the Six Nations Continue Reading
Mould Kills Boy Aged 2!
Poor living conditions lead to fatal health complications, and have recently result in the death of a 2 year old boy in the UK. In an horrendous turn of events, a boy aged 2 died of terrifying breathing problems in December 2020, because of extreme mould and dew in his Continue Reading
Decision To Leave – Review
Park Chan Wook’s most recent film is a visually pleasing, but unusual combination of genres that works exceptionally well in some areas and less well in others. To start with, I was massively impressed by the cinematography and camera movements in this film and would go as far to consider Continue Reading
The British Film Institute: On set!
What is the BFI and what was my role in a film? On Saturday the 14th of January I had the amazing opportunity to go filming with the British Film Institute (BFI) as an extra for a local film production company. Their short film, The Masked Order, was filmed on Continue Reading
Avatar: ‘The Way of Water’ Review
This long-awaited sequel delves deeper into the fantastical world that James Cameron constructed for the original. Featuring a more elaborate story, on top of improved visuals, which come together to build a massive and awe-inspiring experience. ‘The Way of Water’ takes the Pandora we know and love and fills it Continue Reading
Red: The Importance of Colour in Cinema
Red is the colour that we have the strongest psychological reaction to. Due to it having a long wavelength, it is the second most visible colour, making it actively noticeable. It has connotations of danger, due to people’s inherited instinctual fear of blood and behavioural characteristics learnt in everyday life. Continue Reading
Smile – Film Review
4 out of 5 STARS Starring: Sosie Bacon, Caitlin Stasey, Kyle Gallner Smile follows all the rules of a good supernatural horror movie: jump scares, creepy characters and total immersion for the audience. With some of the most inventive jump scares and creepy smiles seen in horror, Smile certainly keeps Continue Reading