Bede Film Society: 60 years of screenings
Freya Williams provides insight into the history of Durham’s oldest student-run cinema.
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Film & TV
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‘Conversations with Friends’ and the art of the stylised slow burner
“Binge-worthy, high-quality television at its finest”: Film & TV Editor, Charlotte Grimwade, reviews the television adaption of Sally Rooney’s ‘Conversations with Friends’.
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The Indigo Canon: ‘Maurice’ and its significance within queer cinema
In the latest instalment of ‘The Indigo Canon’, Holly Hughes-Rowlands makes the case for why ‘Maurice’ is significant in the history of LGBTQ+ representation in film.
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The veil as a symbol in cinema
“The ability to reject male authority using the veil is one of the most important messages in the film”: James Hunter-Young explores Marzieh Meshkini’s film ‘The Day I Became a Woman’ and how it reconstructs interpretations of the veil.
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Laying ‘Killing Eve’ to rest: TV’s obsession with the ‘Bury Your Gays’ trope
“There are, understandably, many issues with such a convention existing at the forefront of queer representation onscreen”: Alexandra Kramskaya explores the ‘Bury Your Gays’ trope in relation to the ‘Killing Eve’ finale.
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Review: Anatomy of a Scandal
“It is a must-watch and will leave you considering its terrifyingly real implications”: Erin Waks reviews ‘Anatomy of a Scandal’.
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The popularity of ‘Heartstopper’
“I finally caved and watched ‘Heartstopper’”: Paul Ray gives his personal take on the popularity of the new Netflix series.
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Review: C’mon C’mon
“The film above all else is contemplative. Of course, it’s warm and intimate, but at its heart ‘C’mon C’mon’ forces you to project your own lives onto those you witness on screen.”: Sam Dobinson reviews Mike Mills’ ‘C’mon C’mon’.
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Must-watch docs: ‘Joan Didion: The Centre Will Not Hold’
“Her unscripted testimonies are crafted just as strikingly as those read from her acclaimed novels and essays”: Elizabeth Buckley is fascinated by ‘Joan Didion: The Centre Will Not Hold’.
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The enigma of Nicholas Cage
‘If the man can steal the Declaration of Independence, then he can definitely steal my heart too…’ — Nicholas Lemieux offers a comical review of Nicholas Cage’s expansive career in light of Cineworld’s newest phenomenon, ‘Cagefest’.
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