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EAFFI 2024 | Snow Leopard Marks A Worthy Farewell From Tibet’s Premier Filmmaker
Snow Leopard, the final film completed by Tibetan director Pema Tseden, is a drama of inaction.
A first-class protected animal in China, snow leopards can be neither killed nor captured. When one is trapped in a pen after killing nine…
Spinal Tap at 40 | the Evolution of the Music Mockumentary
Throughout human history there have been many grand declarations on the nature of intelligence by all manner of philosophers. The great Niccolò Machiavelli once said that “A wise man does at once what the fool does finally.” Pretty good,…
Dune: Part Two Movie Review | Zendaya and Chalamet Serve Desert Power
This writer hates sand. Seriously. The very thought of sand stirs an ancient rage inside that the world has never seen the likes of before. It may be due to the association between sand and heat and as someone who could be sunburned by…
Extreme Horror | She’s a Megalomaniac In Surreal Serial Killer Feature
Content warning: discussion of rape
Karim Ouelhaj’s Megalomaniac presents us with the most twisted brother-sister combo since the Firefly clan raped and murdered their way crosscountry in The Devil's Rejects. Using the real life…
Cult Killer Movie Review | Banderas Stars in Fun but Forgettable Trashy Thriller
Cult Killer is a film about abused women hunting down and murdering paedophiles and gang rapists. Obviously, there are people who will immediately know this film is not for them, but even if the subject matter doesn't automatically repel…
DIFF 2024 Review | Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the Worldis Consistently Funny and…
You shouldn’t judge a film by its title any more than you should judge a book by its cover, but the ethos of Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World is summed up in that title. Radu Jude’s masterful exploration of modern malaise…
Love To You Mate Is Colouring At His Most Cathartic
Colouring (not to be confused with the mindfulness activity/children’s art task) is the solo project of Nottingham songwriter Jack Kenworthy. Once a band of four, Colouring has taken on a dual identity since 2020 as both the…
TANGK Sees IDLES Chart Loving And Experimental Terrain
Bristol punks IDLES are back again with TANGK - the boys are loved up and on a mission to further their sound progression without losing their distinctive boisterousness. As a follow up to 2021’s CRAWLER, the newly discovered terrain marks…
It Costs How Much?! Unraveling the Economics of Gaming Skins
Even though gaming skins aren’t tangible objects, they are flying off their digital shelves. While most players spend just a few bucks on skins, there are some pricier digital collectibles. From changing your avatar’s appearance to…
Behind the Scenes: The Art of Game Design
Great video games are captivating. You aren’t thinking about anything else while playing titles like God of War and are fully immersed in the Forgotten Realms when playing Baldur’s Gate 3.
These AAA games make the blend of pixels and…