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30.9.20
The Secret Commonwealth (The Book of Dust volume 2)
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At some point after the publication of The Amber Spyglass , Pullman became uncomfortable with the status of being a fantasy author perceived...
30.8.20
Swimming Pool
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The final scene in this film completely recontextualises everything we have observed prior to it. Basically, it was all a dream – and that c...
22.8.20
Deus Ex
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The premise of the game is that all conspiracy theories are true, and the idea is treated with more seriousness than it probably deserves. C...
3.8.20
Girlhood (Band of Girls)
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A case study used to illuminate the intersecting restrictions race, class and gender place on young people, and for me the gender dynamics f...
26.7.20
Fallout 2
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A post-nuclear role-playing game, although it's not so much about the nasty, brutish and short life you live when civilisation is stripp...
6.7.20
Beetlejuice
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The original script was much darker, and traces remain underneath the finished product's goofy slapstick. Keaton's Betelgeuse is a p...
19.6.20
Lady Bird
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The intention behind the film was to make the equivalent of a Boyhood -style coming-of-age movie, but from a female perspective. Thankfully ...
12.6.20
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines
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The cruel trick Bloodlines pulls is to make the thing you are pursuing, built up like the Ark in Raiders , into a meaningless McGuffin. You...
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29.5.20
Water Lilies
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Céline Sciamma's debut is shot in a minimalist, realist style, but there are occasional flourishes which reveal the influence of David L...
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