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.
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T Reviews ‘Don’t Worry Darling’: Outdated White Feminism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...
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.
T Reviews ‘Malcolm & Marie’: The Insidious Nature of Abuse
A topic I haven’t seen discussed much, certainly not as much as the topic of what was said about film critics, is how, in my opinion, the film presents a portrait of intimate partner violence that’s not so often talked about or shown in the media— the ways it can be subtle, insidious, and easy to dismiss as not being abuse.
T’s Favourite Films of 2020
2020 was...a year. So much happened that I cannot even begin to unpack and all the events that happened in real life are far, far more entertaining and absurd than anything writers and creatives everywhere could ever conceive...
Small, Silver and Hardback 