Arthouse history: a missing subgenre
In anticipation of ‘Spencer’, Saffron Dale examines depictions of history within film.
Read moreIn anticipation of ‘Spencer’, Saffron Dale examines depictions of history within film.
Read more“The show is undoubtedly a masterpiece”: Saffron Dale is fascinated by the hype surrounding Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’.
Read moreSaffron Dale explores the misrepresentation of physical disfigurement in the Bond franchise, and how charities are calling these examples out to initiate change.
Read more“The show has come to define British interactions with celebrity culture”: Saffron Dale details the distinctions between British and American chat shows.
Read moreSaffron Dale discusses the negative consequences of a pandemic of hyper-Reality TV in light of the recent aggression scandals plaguing both Love Island and Married at First Sight UK.
Read moreSaffron Dale examines how intergenerational inequality was influenced by ‘Thatcher’s children’.
Read moreSaffron Dale evaluates the complex meanings and consequences of Nirvana’s memorable album cover.
Read more“Are you ready to hear, are you ready to feel, are you ready to do?” – Saffron Dale uses Nina Simone’s famous words to explore the immense importance of Questlove’s ‘Summer of Soul’ documentary: ‘a chapter, rather than a footnote, in black history’.
Read more“For the most part, ‘Old’ succeeds in its efforts to represent how humans react to the two fears that dominate contemporary society: death, and the short and rapid journey to death”: Saffron Dale revisits Shyamalan’s sinister tale, ‘Old’, to review its many complicated twists and turns.
Read moreSaffron Dale examines the barriers to a Team GB men’s Olympic football team and what this says about broader British identity.
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