Ocean is a film which has brought in a huge audience, and provided them with imagery … ‘Ocean with David Attenborough’ doesn’t have all the answers, but it’s a startRead more
Hollywood Hegemony
Drop the Big One: Strangelove cosplay is enjoyable but unclear on its targets
A nuclear apocalypse is once more a real possibility, amid an increasingly fraught international picture – … Drop the Big One: Strangelove cosplay is enjoyable but unclear on its targetsRead more
The greatest trick of all: Shadow of the Vampire and the ideological recasting of capitalism
Vampires are ideological short-hand for an exploitative and often-violent ruling class, found throughout history, around the … The greatest trick of all: Shadow of the Vampire and the ideological recasting of capitalismRead more
New Year, Worse Me: The Substance and our unhealthy disgust at the past
Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance has deservingly taken the world by storm – even if some of … New Year, Worse Me: The Substance and our unhealthy disgust at the pastRead more
Neat and tidy: Wallace & Gromit take the rot economy to task
With technology firms having divorced their production processes from human needs, and instead undermining and harming … Neat and tidy: Wallace & Gromit take the rot economy to taskRead more
Welcome back to the ‘Diseased Little Island’ of 28 Years Later
28 Days Later proved too much for my 12-year-old self, when a VHS recording of its … Welcome back to the ‘Diseased Little Island’ of 28 Years LaterRead more
Save us all from Satan’s clown: Why Terrifier 3 is the Christmas gift for our time
So much has been said of the Terrifier franchise’s ‘glow-up’, moving from a rough-around the edges … Save us all from Satan’s clown: Why Terrifier 3 is the Christmas gift for our timeRead more
As Many Times As I Like: Longlegs and the politics of hopelessness
Longlegs is a film so obsessed with subtext that it often loses sight of delivering satisfying … As Many Times As I Like: Longlegs and the politics of hopelessnessRead more
Three Little Devils: Trash Humpers and pre-empting the grotesquery of 21st century collapse
It took me more than 14 years to get round to it, but I finally watched … Three Little Devils: Trash Humpers and pre-empting the grotesquery of 21st century collapseRead more
A brief defence of Killer Bean Forever
I worry I may be about to forfeit any credibility I had as a critic. You’re … A brief defence of Killer Bean ForeverRead more