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Jannat Suleman
Dec 26, 20244 min read
EXCLUSIVE REVIEW: Is Squid Game S2 worth it?
Many didn’t feel Squid Game’s first season needed a follow-up: myself included. As we watched through gritted teeth, writer Hwang...
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Emoefeoghene (Efe) Akpofure Imoyin-Omene
Apr 5, 20246 min read
The Many Stripes of Beyonce's COWBOY CARTER
You didn't think this could just pass us by, did you?
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Sam Mandi-Ghomi
Dec 31, 20234 min read
Ranking Every Film I Watched in 2023
Co-Editor Sam ranks every film he watched this past year.
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Leah Commandeur
Oct 2, 20234 min read
Past Lives (2023) - Review
Celine Song's directorial debut is a tender love letter to the one who got away, writes Leah Commandeur.
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Emoefeoghene (Efe) Akpofure Imoyin-Omene
Sep 23, 20236 min read
The Nine Lives of Victoria Monét - Jaguar II - Album Review
Following their 2020 EP Jaguar, could Victoria Monét's sequel - but debut album - live up to the same heights? Efe Imoyin-Omene celebrates.
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Thomas Carruthers
Sep 12, 20237 min read
Barbie (2023) - Review
Now the dust has settled on the phenomenon, did Barbie achieve what it set out to be? Tom Carruthers reviews.
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Thomas Carruthers
Sep 12, 20236 min read
Oppenheimer (2023) - Review
As half of the greatest box-office battle this century, could Christopher Nolan's nuclear epic live up to the lofty heights it promised?
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Sam Mandi-Ghomi
Sep 10, 20237 min read
Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS Review
The young star has finally released her second album, but can it live up to the heights of her debut hit, SOUR? Sam Mandi-Ghomi dissects.
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Nathan Brown
Apr 24, 20231 min read
Frigid - Tessa Glinoer
Dedicated to record-breaking energy profits. Tessa Glinoer explores the cost-of-living crisis in this short film.
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Apr 6, 20239 min read
Chlöe - In Pieces Album Review
Efe Imoyin-Omene critiques an outrageous debut solo album by Chlöe.
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Sam Mandi-Ghomi
Mar 31, 20236 min read
Why I Love Die Hard
Sam Mandi-Ghomi analyses the fascination with action in the western world, linking it to economic theory and widespread dissatisfaction.
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Thomas Carruthers
Mar 6, 20237 min read
The Oscars 2023 - The Long and Short of It
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Elijah Young
Nov 11, 20223 min read
The Thick of It—ten years on (almost).
Ten years on from the conclusion of The Thick of It, Elijah Young explores its subsistence in the post-truth political era.
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Cullen Holas
Nov 3, 20222 min read
Review: Paolo Nutini - Last Night in the Bittersweet Tour - Alexandra Palace, 26/10/2022
After seven years away, Paolo Nutini returns to the touring circuit. Cullen Holas took a trip to Haringey to see if he's still got it.
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Thomas Carruthers
Oct 29, 202223 min read
Beyond the 5th Dimension – Twilight Zone and Rod Serling, The Man in the Suit
Originally a lecture, Tom Carruthers details Rod Serling's own political experience and corporate censorship helped form The Twilight Zone.
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Cullen Holas
Oct 27, 20223 min read
Review: Arctic Monkeys - The Car (2022)
'A cinematic masterpiece demonstrating the band’s growth and Alex Turner’s brilliant song writing', writes Cullen Holas...
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Sam Mandi-Ghomi
Oct 25, 20227 min read
The Left Brain Rationale
Left Brain Media is a new, progressive media framework. In this article Co-Founder Sam Mandi-Ghomi breaks down the Left Brain Rationale.
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Thomas Carruthers
Sep 20, 20226 min read
Can anybody benefit from scandal anymore? – A piece ignited by ‘Don’t Worry Darling’
The drama surrounding Don't Worry Darling has taken the internet by storm, but what place does it still serve in film? Tom Carruthers asks.
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Thomas Carruthers
Jul 31, 20225 min read
Nope (2022) Review
Following the excellent Get Out and sublime Us, can Jordan Peele complete a debut threepeat? Tom Carruthers finds out.
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Thomas Carruthers
Jul 25, 20229 min read
Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood and the Power of Tarantino's 'What If?'
Alternate history is a staple of Quentin Tarantino's movies, and Tom Carruthers delves into why Sharon Tate is his greatest triumph yet.
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Jul 25, 20225 min read
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