Set in a future where humanity has colonised the Solar System, The Expanse follows a group of characters who find themselves at the center of a conspiracy that threatens the very existence of humanity. It’s based on the science-fiction novels by James S. A. Corey, the joint pen name of authors Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, who…
Essays
On the Controversy of ’13 Reasons Why’
Since it’s announcement the series 13 Reasons Why has caused a lot of controversy. The show already had an audience for those who had read the book of the same name by Jay Asher from which it is based on, but it soon grabbed the attention of others. I am someone who has not read the book…
A Look into Laura Mulvey’s Article ‘Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema’ (1975) in Reference to Sabrina (1954)
Laura Mulvey argues that within a film text, the male characters are said to control the look while the female characters connote the ‘to-be-looked-at-ness’. Laura Mulvey is a British feminist film theorist and her article ‘Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema’ (1975) outlines her concept of how feminism presents itself in Classical Hollywood film. Mulvey begins…
‘My Bloody Valentine’ (1981) in Relation to Vera Dika’s “The Stalker Film” Essay
The stalker or slasher film is a phenomenon that began in the late 1970s with John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978), reaching nationwide markets during 1978 – 1981. Halloween inspired many stalker films which all share a set group of cinematic and narrative elements, put in place by Carpenter. Many directors copied its style in the hope of replicating its success….
The Influence of Ed Gein in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), which was written and directed by Tobe Hooper, is always pulled up in lists of the greatest horror films. Total Film magazine canvassed leading directors and stars of horror to find out their favourites. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre happened to come at the very top of the list, giving it the…