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“Please don’t take my children!” In a year where psychological horror-thrillers were raking it in at the box office, Bird Box didn’t quite reach the standard of films such as A Quiet Place in the eyes of the critics. However, one of Netflix’s newest originals is by no means a bad film. Bullock’s dynamic performance as the sceptic turned bad-ass warrior mum, Malorie, is both tender … Continue reading Review: Bird Box
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From the 28th to the 30th November, Exeter Phoenix hosted 2 Short Nights, a small film festival devoted mainly to the output and publicity of short films. The events held were all open to the public and ranged from filmmaking tips through start-out workshops, live pitches, discussions with filmmakers and screenings of a foray of brilliant shorts. Continue reading Review: 2 Short Nights Film Festival @ Exeter Phoenix
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Christmas is the time for family, food, gifts, giving thanks etc., but would it really be Christmas without Christmas films? I for one know that sinking into the sofa, stuffed full of turkey and Christmas pudding, and putting on a Christmas movie, is one of the best feelings. The grandparents tend to doze off halfway through (does anyone else’s Grandma always fart and blame it … Continue reading Treat yours-Elf to these Christmas films!
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A not so Fantastic opening weekend
Today, not having seen a Harry Potter film is a marker of peculiarity. The Potter universe stands as one of the largest and most successful series to make it to the big screen and seems to be becoming more popular every year. But the new Fantastic Beasts series, set as a precursor to the eponymous events at Hogwarts, has failed to achieve equal praise. Continue reading Frost on Film: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
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Sports films are not the easiest to make. Many sports are not readily transferable to the big screen and those that are, don’t often work. However, with the upcoming release of Creed II, boxing films keep proving to be the anomaly in all of this, churning out entries year upon year that entertain and motivate in equal measure. Continue reading Frost on Film: A Step Into The Ring
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“It HAS to be out by now, surely?” My housemate Katy burst into my room on the morning of 10th November. After a few minutes of googling, we reached the conclusion that the advert would be coming out soon, possibly even that very day. Over the past few years, the John Lewis Christmas advert has been released between 5th and 11th November. When it came … Continue reading The John Lewis Christmas Adverts
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‘THUG LIFE’: Rapper and Activist Tupac Shakur said the acronym stands for The Hate You Give Little Infants Fucks Everyone. “That’s the hate they are giving us… a system designed against us. That’s thug life” – Angie Thomas Angie Thomas’ Young Adult bestseller, inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, has been adapted into an equally hard-hitting film. Through the complex characters, the film fully … Continue reading The Hate U Give: Disrupting The Single Story of Black Stereotypes
