On this day a year ago I lost my mother and since then I've spent a lot of time reflecting on the experience of loss and love. Here are some of the things I watched and read that helped me navigate through the difficult process of loss.
Pop Culture Medicine: Eating Disorders in the Media
With eating disorders, the way they are depicted within the media generally tends to fall into one of two categories, either comedic or dramatic, but both tend to be problematic and unhelpful in their own specific ways.
Everything I’ve watched and read while sick
Much like most people, October/ November has been a very rough time for me health-wise. So here is a list of all the books, shows and films that have kept me company from the comfort of my bed.
T Reviews ‘Don’t Worry Darling’: Outdated White Feminism
With the marketing pushing the idea of this film being some sort of feminist fable it is therefore important to examine how that feminism measures up along with contextualising it within women’s history and feminist theory as a whole...
On the Cutting Room Floor: Waves
This week on ‘On the Cutting Room Floor' we discuss what changes would have helped better round out teenage sibling Coming of Age story ‘Waves’ dir. Trey Edward Shults.
Reimagining ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’
With the extended version out in cinemas, I thought it would be fun to circle back around to ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ (NWH) and share my reimagining of the story
Hollywood Feminism: Super-Girl Power
To put it in more straightforward terms: the majority of films that are made in the West tend to be White, straight and male-centred despite the fact that the majority of people in the world do not fall under any of those demographics...
See or Skip: Back to the Silver Screen Edition
As someone who has a cinema membership I go to the cinema at least once a week, so with the cinemas being back open and anxieties still high about going to busier places, I thought I would compile a list of all the movies currently at the cinema or have just left the cinema...
How to Solve your ‘Post Pandemic’ Reading Blues
I don’t know if it's just me or if this is a general consensus, but did anyone notice that the further along we went through this year and a half, the more difficult it became to sit down and engage with a good book?
Films Directed, Written and Shot by Women to Celebrate ‘International Women’s Day’
If you follow us on our socials you know that every day in the month of March, T has been spotlighting films written and directed by women to celebrate ‘Women’s History Month’. Since today is ‘International Women’s Day’, we thought we would elaborate on this by highlighting some of our favourite films written and directed by women, as well as bringing attention to some wonderful women making waves in cinematography because it is just as important to celebrate women behind the camera as well as in front of the camera.
Small, Silver and Hardback 