Here’s a link to my latest article for Film Daze on love in Miyazaki films – happy Valentine’s Day! Continue reading Film Daze Article: Love As A Revolution In The Films Of Hayao Miyazaki
Here’s a link to my first ever article for Little White Lies (!) on the brilliance of Studio Ghibli’s only TV movie Ocean Waves – check it out! Continue reading Little White Lies Article: A Second Wind For Ocean Waves
Unsurprisingly, no women were nominated at the Oscars in the Best Director category this year. And it’s important to state for those who didn’t keep up with their film watching last year that this isn’t due to female directors not trying hard enough, as optimistic/ignorant commentators on awards season often like to argue. Greta Gerwig crafted a loving and compelling adaptation of one of the … Continue reading Portrait of a Lady on Fire Review – A Breathtaking, Beautiful Lesbian Romance
I’m excited to say that another article of mine will be included in the next issue of the print magazine Film Stories! To read my retrospective on film adaptations of Raymond Briggs books, click here and buy yourself a copy! Continue reading Film Stories Article: Raymond Briggs On Screen
Happy new year everyone! Here’s a link to my final best of the decade article – over 50 amazing writers contributed to this, and I’m honoured to have my choice picked as the number 1 movie of the 2010s! Please take a look! Continue reading On The Clock Article: Best Film Of The Decade
Among talks of year-end, and even decade-end top ten lists, many critics I know have noted that 2019 has not yielded much in the way of great animated movies. It’s not as though every release has been bad – The Missing Link and Toy Story 4 both come to mind – but unlike previous years, where movies like Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Coco were completely deserving of … Continue reading I Lost My Body Review: An Inventive, Mature Animation
Here’s a link to my review of the independent sci-fi Anya – please take a look! Continue reading Film Inquiry Article: Anya Review – An Ambitious Yet Low-Key Sci-Fi
Here’s a link to an anniversary piece I wrote for Zavvi on one of my favourite films of all time, Howl’s Moving Castle! Continue reading Zavvi Article: Howl’s Moving Castle 15 Years On
Here’s a link to an article I wrote on the changing nature of vampires onscreen since their first appearances at the turn of the century – check it out! Continue reading The Digital Fix Article: The Ever-Changing Nature Of Vampires Onscreen
I was willing to give it the benefit of the doubt, despite the widespread pre-release criticism. Even at their worst, I usually manage to find the good in rom-coms targeted at teenage girls – we’ve all been there, and I like to think that the current set of 13 year olds are getting some decent movies. But sadly, Tall Girl was everything the brutally mocked trailer suggested … Continue reading Tall Girl Review – A Film As Vapid As It Seemed (Rating: 2/10)
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