I was recently commuting on the London Underground and occupying myself, as I usually do, by listening to music. My music taste is broad but …
Notes on Modern Posters
Essays
In Defence of ‘The Big Short’
The Big Short is a film about the 2008 global financial crash, told from the perspective of several investment bankers and analysts who spotted the signs …
Metatextuality and ‘The Matrix Resurrections’
A reflection. An image all too familiar from countless bouts of repetition, inscribed into the mind. The shadows, the sheen, the sounds-they’re all the same. …
The power of True Horror: Analysing ‘Hereditary’
Aadesh Gupta explores his lingering thoughts on how Hereditary gets horror right and the power of true horror over shock value. The first time I …
Squid Game’s Ink Is Culturally Spreading, But Why?
Sungleen Moon explores the cultural impact of recent smash-hit Netflix show, Squid Game. By now, you either have the strongest self-discipline for not succumbing to …
Céline Sciamma’s ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ Is the Picture of Love Our Time Needs
Anna Ainio measures this French period piece against the theory of ‘the female gaze’. One of the first scenes of Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady …
Was Dogme 95 a successful manifesto? Was it a manifesto at all?
Bryn Chiappe tackles the impact of the Dogme 95 manifesto and its lasting legacy on cinema. THE DOGME 95 VOW OF CHASTITY I swear to …
Shaun of the Dead and COVID-19: Zombies, Coronaviruses, and Epidemiological Models
Dan Jacobson demystifies epidemiological models through Edgar Wright’s Shaun of the Dead. It was only a matter of time before the outbreak of COVID-19 caused …
‘Marriage Story’ Review: A Game Theory Approach
Daniel Jacobson takes an in-depth look at Noah Baumbach’s tender drama Marriage Story through game theory. One of the most famous and widely researched thought …
Visual poetry in The Double Life of Veronique
Sofía Korous Vázquez explores the exquisite visuals of a Kieślowski masterpiece. This past week FilmSoc screened Krzysztof Kieślowski’s The Double Life of Veronique (1991), a …