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As A Visual Medium Shouldn't Film Focus More On Its Aesthetics? I have been a big fan of Melanie Martinez since her first album released in 2015. Her cutesy aesthetic and sound contrasting dramatically with the dark subject matter of her music. In 2019 she released a new album K-12 along with a full 90min …
Generational Trauma Is The New Bad Guy The first time I saw a teaser for this film I came away completely clueless about the plot and if I'm being honest the non-contextualised scene I viewed did not initially entice me into watching. So I was truly not prepared for what awaited me in the following …
"Appearances Can Be Deceiving" - Dr Martha Lauzen Welcome to a new January in a new year. Often in the first month of the year we take time to reflect and set goals that encourage us to grow. Reflecting on the film industry it is clear that whilst there has been progress over the past …
If you're a filmmaker, or know someone who is interested in films and making them, then this is the gift guide/ wish list for you. As someone who was fortunate enough to be gifted the gear that got me started I can safely say that giving the gift of filmmaking to your friend, family member, …
Mothers, Daughters, And Time Travel? I've had Celine Sciamma's Portrait Of A Lady On Fire on my watchlist since it came out in 2019 and still haven't found a moment to sit down to watch it. To make up for this, in my own mind, I added Petite Maman Sciamma's latest directorial credit to my …
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Happy 5th Birthday To The Blog, Let's Have A Movie Night! It's The Women's Direction's 5 year anniversary this September which fittingly also coincides with Woman Director Awareness Month. So for our 5th birthday I thought I would list out my top 5 female directed films of all time. Full disclosure that I am STILL …
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We're back in 2021 with another pun titled Cannes write up and it's honestly disheartening to keep seeing this festival inch forward towards equality and yet somehow keep itself firmly in the same position year after year. The biggest news to come out of Cannes was Julia Ducournau winning the Palme d’Or for her film …
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year For A New Take On The Classic Christmas Movie Happiest Season pitches itself as a light-hearted comedic romp when closeted lesbian Harper brings her long-term girlfriend home to her conservative parents for the holidays. What the film is however is a much more in-depth and heartfelt exploration …
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Dark, Poignant, Funny and Full of Style; I Promise You'll Be Blown Away Emerald Fennell's feature film debut Promising Young Woman is a tantalizingly dark yet comedic delve into the victim blaming culture of female sexual abuse. Staring Carey Mulligan as Cassie, a woman in her 30's that can't let go of the events of …
I think it's safe to say that no one truly predicted the impact that coronavirus would have on our daily lives. The biggest area that I could see effected by all of this was the arts.