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David Lynch’s beautiful nightmares Culture

David Lynch’s beautiful nightmares

19th January 2025
The Academy’s ‘inclusion standards’ are a disaster for cinema Culture

The Academy’s ‘inclusion standards’ are a disaster for cinema

1st November 2023
Can any actor play James Bond? Culture

Can any actor play James Bond?

27th October 2021
Why the Hollywood set loves to hate itself Culture

Why the Hollywood set loves to hate itself

13th February 2020
Why the annual race row helps the Oscars Culture

Why the annual race row helps the Oscars

16th January 2020
Why ‘feminist’ films flop Culture

Why ‘feminist’ films flop

22nd November 2019
<em>The King</em> – does it matter if it isn’t historically accurate? Culture

The King – does it matter if it isn’t historically accurate?

20th November 2019
Can any actor play any role? Culture

Can any actor play any role?

7th August 2019
How the Oscars became irrelevant Culture

How the Oscars became irrelevant

27th February 2019
How a British comedy became a German tradition Culture

How a British comedy became a German tradition

4th December 2018
Now #MeToo has its own horror movie Culture

Now #MeToo has its own horror movie

31st October 2018
Why Idris Elba shouldn’t play James Bond Culture

Why Idris Elba shouldn’t play James Bond

15th August 2018

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The creature from the feminist film-studies lecture Culture

The creature from the feminist film-studies lecture

9th March 2018
Hamburg: a right-on riot Politics

Hamburg: a right‑on riot

10th July 2017
The postmodern roots of the alt-right Books

The postmodern roots of the
alt-right

15th June 2017
The F-rating: feminism’s war on art Culture

The F-rating: feminism’s war on art

15th March 2017
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