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Protest.

By Tom Benson I remember being in my third year of University at Liverpool John Moore’s and due to a few personal circumstances that led to me not doing as well as I’d hoped with my second year results, I took the tough decision to commute in via train from Manchester for my final yearContinue reading “Protest.”

Why The ‘Third Lockdown’ Has Hit The Hardest…and Why That Means Supporting One Another Is More Important Now Than Ever

By Tom Benson So I read an article this morning in The New Statesman, written by Sarah Manavis, entitled ‘It’s okay to complain about how much we’ve lost because of Covid-19’. I found this article incredibly interesting, as it summarised a lot of my recent thoughts around why this particular stretch of lockdown has beenContinue reading “Why The ‘Third Lockdown’ Has Hit The Hardest…and Why That Means Supporting One Another Is More Important Now Than Ever”

How I Let Go & Moved On From A Toxic Friendship

By Tom Benson So, toxic friendships/relationships. This is a topic that I’ve wanted to write about for a while now, but I wanted enough time and distance from my own experience with this to be able to approach it from a slightly less emotional point of view and put it into proper perspective. I supposeContinue reading “How I Let Go & Moved On From A Toxic Friendship”

Chungking Express Film Review

Having a bit more spare time on my hands than usual and with no new films of any note to take a look at, I decided to make a list of films I’ve been meaning to see, but haven’t got around to watching and choose a few from it to finally watch. This film, 1994’sContinue reading “Chungking Express Film Review”

The Invisible Man Film Review

After two attempts to start a cinematic universe with Dracula Untold and Tom Cruise’s The Mummy, Universal, much like DC did with Joker, decided to take a step back from this approach and instead move towards a more standalone, small scale style. This led to the involvement of Blumhouse Productions, along with the Upgrade directorContinue reading “The Invisible Man Film Review”

Dark Waters Film Review

Stories based upon real-life events can be both incredibly gripping and important at the same time. On seeing the trailer for Dark Waters, directed by Todd Haynes, I was immediately pulled in through the promise and potential of the plot. These types of films, when done right, can help to bring serious issues to theContinue reading “Dark Waters Film Review”

Greed Film Review

Steve Coogan teams up with writer-director Michael Winterbottom once again, this time bringing us a satire mostly based upon, although never explicitly stated, British businessman Sir Philip Green. Green is the chairman of Arcadia Group, which includes a list of retailers such as Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and Burton, to name but a few. He cameContinue reading “Greed Film Review”

Failure

Failure has become a dirty word. It’s something that a lot of people don’t want to talk about, something that gets swept under the rug and yet it’s the one thing that every single one of us has in common. Everyone, especially including myself, has failed at one point or another and been forced toContinue reading “Failure”

Birds of Prey Film Review

Going into Birds of Prey, directed by Cathy Yan, (I’m absolutely not typing out the longer title!), I was pretty hopeful for an entertaining film. Margot Robbie seemed really enthusiastic about getting this film done and the trailers made it look like a solid comic book film. Ewan McGregor also seemed to be having aContinue reading “Birds of Prey Film Review”

A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood Film Review

Fred Rogers was a children’s television host and creator of the long running American show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. While he’s not as prominent a figure in British culture, the set of his show, as well as the famous red sweater is still instantly recognisable. Mister Rogers was known for dealing with more serious topics thanContinue reading “A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood Film Review”