Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was a French polymath – poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist, and critic. A central figure in the surrealist, avant-garde, and Dadaist ...

Recently, I watched Midsommar, and I am still grappling with the lingering unease it has left me with, a disquiet that feels almost impossible to shake. The film’s haunting imagery and relentless ...

Rob Reiner’s When Harry Met Sally (1989) is more than just a romantic comedy; it’s a cultural touchstone that delves deeply into the psychology of relationships. This film transcends its romantic ...

The idea of the ousting of Snowball in Animal Farm was of course modelled after Leon Trotsky, but I would contend that what Orwell saw as the lies of the PSUC in Spain were also a large influence on ...

His ability to craft haunting, gothic atmospheres with archetypal imagery aligned perfectly with the spirit of the original. The 1922 film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror emerged as a solution to a ...

When it comes to writing about Arcane Season Two, I feel the best approach is to do a deep dive into one of the shows’ main characters, reflecting how the season as a whole was a brilliant ...

In a land a stone’s throw away from Swan Lake, there lived an amicable community of Ducks and Hares. Gobbae the Duck, Dooley the Hare, and Torkena the Tortoise, who had just moved from Sherwood Canal, ...

Ridley Scott is the director behind many classic films such as Alien (1979), Thelma and Louise (1991) and of course Gladiator (2000). Yet, over recent years his latest projects notably seem to be ...

York Theatre Royal is currently showcasing the pantomime Aladdin, which will run until 5th January 2025 and celebrates the theatre’s fifth collaboration with award-winning Evolution Productions. The ...