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Oct 30, 20213 min read

The Horror of ‘Twin Peaks’ – Why Laura Palmer is the scariest horror icon

“She’s dead. Wrapped in plastic” utters a shaken Pete Martell, played by David Lynch staple Jack Nance. This is one of the first lines in...

Sep 13, 20204 min read

A Cinema of One's Own

I am the kind of person that sets aside multiple days of the week to go see a movie at the cinema. Even the process of getting the ticket...

Aug 17, 20203 min read

Normal People — a gritty chronicle of first love intricacies

With Conversations with Friends and Normal People topping the book charts in the UK and worldwide, transferring Sally Rooney’s work to...

Mar 1, 20203 min read

Goodbye "Ray Donovan" – The fixer remains broken

The feeling of sheer disappointment when a favourite TV show is cancelled is an experience that happens to most of us at some point in...

Feb 19, 20193 min read

Our Problematic Obsession with True Crime

True crime has left the jurisdiction of the courtroom and moved on to our TV screens. A surge of "adapted from true events" films about...