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A captivating courtroom drama—The Trial of the Chicago 7 ★★★☆☆
Film Editor Oliver Weir reviews the new Aaron Sorkin film 'The Trial of the Chicago 7' which is streaming now on Netflix
Free film of the week: Deer Hunter
Film Editor Oliver Weir recommends that you use this QR code to watch Michael Cimino's 1978 Best Picture winner 'The Deer Hunter' for free
Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
Imagine a university only for women, imagine lecture halls full of people that can sit less than 2 meters apart. Now, imagine they can spend their degree analysing works of art - welcome to the world of Mona Lisa Smile, also known as Dead Poets Society vol. 2
Film recommendations for quarantine
In these strange and uncertain times, I thought I’d give an update on what I’m doing in quarantine; you might even get a few film recommendations out of it
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
Thought of as “the first true horror film” by Roger Ebert, Caligari was a visual and thematic turn of pace for cinema at the time.
Saint Maud Review ★★★★☆
Until Saint Maud, I had not been aware as to just how unsettling a movie can be when religious possession is entirely ideological, self-driven, and delusional.
Hubie Halloween ★☆☆☆☆
I think everyone has a soft spot for silly movies. Adam Sandler’s career-long monopoly on this subgenre would make you think he’d be good at them now.
Classic of the Week: Dead Man's Letters
Film editor Oliver Weir discusses the little-known classic 'Dead Man's Letters', by Konstantin Lopushansky.
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
The Third Man (1949): A Look at the Film Turning 70
Looking back at this aged and distant film allows you to visualise the significant amount of time that has passed since Felix was established in 1949, and also gives some relevant perspective in the advances cinema has made. Written by Graham Greene, the film centres around Holly Martins (Joseph Cotton)