by Henry Noble | May 28, 2024 | Deep-dives, Representation
In the 70s, women were up against a deluge of challenges. To put it into perspective: jobs were advertised by gender, marriage was seen as women’s end goal, and domestic violence and marital rape weren’t even considered crimes. Overall, it was not a very progressive...
by Amelia Elder | May 28, 2024 | List & Reviews
Being in your 20s is a minefield; some people are married and pregnant, and some are unemployed and living at home. It feels like everyone has their life together and you are struggling to navigate your way through. Turns out, you are not alone. Feeling lost in your...
by Amelia Elder | May 25, 2024 | Deep-dives, Representation
If I were to ask you to name Western films with a South Asian protagonist, what could you name? Bend it like Beckham? Slumdog Millionaire? Life of Pi? Although South Asian representation in Western cinema has evolved significantly over the decades, the same story is...
by Bijin Chen | May 24, 2024 | Genre
The sci-fi genre has been used by filmmakers to comment on different circumstances to inhabit, lifestyles to live, and struggles to face in society; Through imaginative and innovative special effects, these films help reframe and challenge gender in these films....
by Lauren Oliver | May 24, 2024 | Genre
Horror can shock, excite, confuse and subvert through playing with societal boundaries, but where horror is painfully conventional is in its portrayal of mothers as terrifying, monstrous figures. Why do directors morph motherhood into something intangible and...
