Review: ‘Sex/Life’ – love it or hate it?
“Then boom, a lot of sex. It was relatable until it undoubtedly wasn’t”: Mary Neale-Smith reviews Netflix’s newest Top 10 Hit ‘Sex Life’.
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Review: ‘Atypical’, Season 4
“Atypical serves as a reminder that difference does not isolate us from one another, but is instead the one thing that we all share”: Josie Lockwood is fascinated by the fourth season of Netflix’s ‘Atypical’.
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Review: ‘Titane’ – you don’t need to understand French to appreciate and hate it
“In many ways, it is ‘American Psycho’ meets the gory libido of French cinema”: Paddy Carey is stunned by ‘Titane’, this year’s winner of the Palme d’Or.
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Ask the reader: favourite biopics
Caitlin Ball explores the significance of her favourite biopic, ‘Testament of Youth’.
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Review: Black Widow – a discussion on trauma
“Her titular hero cannot develop between the pre-established cinematic experiences”: Alex Edwards examines the underlying themes of trauma in Marvel’s new blockbuster, Black Widow.
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Review: ‘Luca’
“What it lacks in inventiveness and depth, it makes up for with very likeable characters, buckets of charm and many bowls of pasta”: Harvey Joyce explores the recent success of ‘Luca’.
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Review: ‘Bo Burnham: Inside’
“Burnham gives the audience a unique insight into his psyche and sense of self”: with the announcement that ‘Bo Burnham: Inside’ will move to cinema screens on 22 July, Charlotte Grimwade explores how ‘Inside’ differs from Burnham’s previous comedy specials.
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The importance of ‘I’: ‘I Hate Suzie’ and the shift toward authenticity
‘An integral part of this storytelling is Piper and Prebble’s unflinching enthusiasm for authentic narration of women’s experiences’: Zac Terry explores the significance of the series ‘I Hate Suzie’.
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‘Marriage or Mortgage?’: how reality TV is banking on millennials being broke
“The show clearly does not aim to be an economic commentary on capitalism, yet it still leaves the audience wondering how the ‘American Dream’ has become so vastly unobtainable”: Morgan Jack explores the deeper societal implications of Netflix’s reality TV show ‘Marriage or Mortgage?’
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A desire to reminisce: the power of comfort shows
“Comfort-watching TV shows is unlikely to change anytime soon as the accessibility of streaming services have made re-watching even easier”: Hannah Davies explains why comfort series have proven so popular this past year.
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