Festive Favourites
‘Tis the season... to forget about your end of term assignments and watch a load of Christmas films
Binge of the Week: The Crown (Season 3)
Season 3: 4.5 stars Upon the initial release of the first season back in 2016, it was made very clear that the audience should not get too attached to the cast, as they would only be playing the Royal Family for the first two seasons. However, Claire Foy, Matt
Best of the Decade: Editor’s Choice (Jia Qi Tan)
Television editor Jia ranks ten of her favourite TV shows of the decade
Best of the Decade: Editor’s Choice (Ozbil Ege Dumenci)
Television editor Ozbil ranks ten of his favourite TV shows of the decade
2019 in Review: The Best Films I’ve Seen this Year
Taking a look at the best film’s viewed this year, I’ve bottled them up into 5 unmissable features to look at during the winter break
Binge of the Week: Russian Doll
A fascinating tale based on the classic “Groundhog Day” premise, featuring time loops, bug-fixing, comedic horrors, and facing fears
The All-Nighter Film List for December
Five stellar films to enjoy back to back to back to back to back once your assignments are done!
The King (2019)
3 stars I would like to preface this by saying that under usual circumstances, this is probably not a film I would be inclined to watch, however, as a result of my undying love for Robert Pattinson, I have been somewhat anticipating the release of The King since watching its
Hell, only with more feathers: The Birds (1963)
A lookback on one of Hitchcock’s Horrors, through the eyes of a modern watcher
Binge of the week: Fleabag (Seasons 1 and 2)
A perfect blend of comedy and pathos, play-turned-series Fleabag takes you through the journey of a broken, sexually voracious lady
Big Fish (2003)
4 stars Searching for a heart-warming film to watch on a November evening in an attempt to combat mid-term blues, I came across Big Fish, a childhood classic. I did remember it was entertaining and uplifting, but having seen it such a while ago, I had forgotten some twists and
La Chinoise (1967)
Over 50 years after its initial release, Jean-Luc Godard’s La Chinoise still stands as a drastically important piece in the director’s catalogue, albeit a transitional one