Watching The Devil Wears Prada 2 reminded me of that famous quote: “The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters.” To be fair, most things remind me of this quote, attributed to Italian Marxist philosopher Antonio Gramsci, considering the state of the world, but…
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Review: “Wuthering Heights”
Since Emerald Fennell announced her latest project, an adaptation of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, it has attracted the harshest of criticism—especially from the book’s most devoted fans. Set in the 18th century, the story follows the intense and destructive love between Catherine “Cathy” Earnshaw and Heathcliff, and the consequences it has on not just themselves,…
Review: Rental Family Offers Insight into Japanese Culture
*Contains story spoilers* Rental Family follows Phillip Vanderploeg (Brendan Fraser), an unemployed American actor who is still living in Tokyo after finding success in a wacky Japanese toothpaste commercial seven years prior. Things start to change for Phillip when he lands the unusual gig of working for a company which provides actors to play stand-in…
8 Most Anticipated Book Releases of 2026
Half his age by Jennette McCurdy 17-year-old Waldo is ravenous. Horny. Blunt. Naive. Impulsive. Lonely. Angry. Hurting. Endlessly wanting. And the thing she wants most of all is her creative writing teacher, Mr Korgy. He has the wife and the kid and the mortgage and the bills, with the dead dreams and the atrophied looks…
Review: Forgive Us All
Set in a post-apocalyptic world where a biotech virus has transformed humans into violent cannibals, Rory (Lily Sullivan, Evil Dead Rise) hides in an isolated cabin in the New Zealand wilderness with her father-in-law, Otto (Richard Roxburgh, Van Helsing). Two years earlier, Rory lost her husband and daughter to the virus, moments that still haunt…
Fantasia 2025 Review: Every Heavy Thing
Writer and director Mickey Reece (Agnes, Climate of the Hunter) returns to Fantasia Festival with the world premiere of his latest film, Every Heavy Thing. The comedy-thriller opens to the bare breasts of a woman called Birdie (Bethany Jester) who is talking on the phone to her friend about how she’s sick of Hightown City…
Ginny and Georgia: Max’s Heartbreaking Storyline
Contains major spoilers for Ginny and Georgia season 3. Netflix’s Ginny and Georgia has explored serious and complex themes since the very beginning, but its latest season is the heaviest yet. Season 2 ended with Marcus (Felix Mallard) breaking up with Ginny (Antonia Gentry) due to his worsening depression, which continues to decline during season…
32 Most Anticipated Book Releases of 2025
At the start of the year, I often take an interest in the books coming out over the next 12 months. I usually end up buying a bunch, reading a selection, and finding myself no longer interested in the rest. But, for now, here are the ones that have caught my attention for one reason…
13 Films to Watch This Autumn
It’s September 22nd which means it’s finally autumn! It’s time for cosy films, warm blankets, and hot drinks as those vibrant green leaves turn to hues of orange, brown, and yellow! The films below are my favourite to watch this time of year. Most of them won’t come as a surprise, they’re always on these…
Review: Fitting In
Molly McGlynn’s Fitting In is both a coming-of-age drama and a teen sex comedy. 16-year-old Lindy (Maddie Ziegler) has just moved to a new city with her therapist mother, Rita (Emily Hampshire), but things are going well for her: she already has a best friend called Vivian (Djouliet Amara), a crush on schoolmate Adam (D’Pharaoh…