The idea of the ousting of Snowball in Animal Farm was of course modelled after Leon Trotsky, but I would contend that what Orwell saw as the lies of the PSUC in Spain were also a large influence on ...

His ability to craft haunting, gothic atmospheres with archetypal imagery aligned perfectly with the spirit of the original. The 1922 film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror emerged as a solution to a ...

In Dead Poets Society (1989), director Peter Weir and writer Tom Schulman explore the restrictive gender expectations placed on young men, particularly within the walls of Welton Academy, a ...

Ridley Scott is the director behind many classic films such as Alien (1979), Thelma and Louise (1991) and of course Gladiator (2000). Yet, over recent years his latest projects notably seem to be ...

When it comes to writing about Arcane Season Two, I feel the best approach is to do a deep dive into one of the shows’ main characters, reflecting how the season as a whole was a brilliant ...

Cancel Culture has silenced as many voices as it has elevated, if not more. Stemming from the late 2010s, Cancel Culture has been used as a tool for justice, and has seen a massive surge in popular ...

“A shocking video goes viral, a revolution sparks. People are dying, paranoia is growing.” Elinor Cook’s play is described as “hard hitting, exploring the complexities of revolution”. But how have the ...

One of the main reasons sequels resonate is their ability to evoke nostalgia. Take Top Gun: Maverick (2022), a sequel to the 1986 classic Top Gun. Decades later, audiences were reintroduced to Pete ...

Can the actions of one person ignite change?” This is the question at the heart of Parliament Square, a “brutal yet empathetic” political play which explores the complexities surrounding the ...