Connor Lightbody
REVIEW: SPACE BABIES, Doctor Who
Nostalgia, for better or worse, is a potent factor towards enjoyment. In Space Babies, Doctor Who’s first episode of a new season – the...
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Connor Lightbody
Jun 142 min read
REVIEW: KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, Disney's Apes
Mark Twain once said that, “History does not repeat itself. It rhymes.” The Planet of the Apes series, now on its tenth installment,...
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Connor Lightbody
Jun 141 min read
FEATURE: The Moral Complications of ‘Baby Reindeer’ and Introspective Art
It seems you can’t turn a corner at the moment, whether online or in your social circles, without someone mentioning Netflix’s new...
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Connor Lightbody
Jun 141 min read
REVIEW: CIVIL WAR, toothless abnegation of imagined war
Alex Garland has a penchant for mutually assured destruction. His writing and, in recent years, his directing revolve around this theme;...
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Connor Lightbody
Jun 141 min read
INTERVIEW: Sasha Nathwani on LAST SWIM
Sasha Nathwani’s brilliant coming-of-age film Last Swim is set in London during the sweaty swing of summer, as young astrophysics...
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Connor Lightbody
Jun 141 min read
REVIEW: RIDDLE OF FIRE, an ode to youthful imagination
Enter the film community, and you’ll see jeers of derision at new movies; “They don’t make ‘em like they used to,” scream those factions...
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Connor Lightbody
Jun 141 min read
INTERVIEW: Ray Leung on ALL SHALL BE WELL
In 2020, Ray Yeung’s film Suk Suk (Twilight’s Kiss) was nominated at the Hong Kong Film Awards, with lead actor Tai-Bo taking home Best...
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Connor Lightbody
Jun 141 min read
FEATURE: The problem with Dune Part Two's ending is with Arrival
Well, here we are. After being delayed over five months because of the SAG-AFTRA strikes, Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic Dune: Part...
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Connor Lightbody
Jun 141 min read
REVIEW: A DIFFERENT MAN, arrogant but fascinating metatextual black satire
In Aesop’s Fables, a set of tales told to children to imbue them with socially correct morals, exists the story of “The North Wind and...
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Connor Lightbody
Jun 141 min read
REVIEW: ALL SHALL BE WELL, a tender, rich drama
Ray Yeung’s elegant and tender film All Shall Be Well begins with protagonists Angie (Patra Au Ga Man) and Pat (Maggie Li Lin-Lin)...
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Connor Lightbody
Jun 142 min read
Program Notes: HOARD
Unapologetic and unfiltered, Hoard is a bold coming-of-age psychodrama that tackles the mental strife of a young woman’s burgeoning...
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Connor Lightbody
Apr 12 min read
REVIEW: SUNCOAST, A Charming Nico Parker Breakthrough Indie
Motorola Razr flip phones, Destiny’s Child posters on the wall and Pussycat Dolls blasting out of car radios; 2005 is in full swing for...
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Connor Lightbody
Mar 72 min read
REVIEW: I SAW THE TV GLOW, Schoenbrun's Masterpiece Is A Precise Excavation of Dysphoria
There are certain films that feel like you’re watching the greatest movie ever. The feeling is physical; it’s pinpricks dancing on your...
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Connor Lightbody
Mar 71 min read
REVIEW: SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE A Subdued Magdalene Laundries Drama
In 2021, Claire Keegan’s novel on the Magdalene laundries Small Things Like These was released to acclaim, going on to be shortlisted for...
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Connor Lightbody
Mar 72 min read
REVIEW: LOVE LIES BLEEDING, A Molotov Cocktail of Brawn, Lust and Rage
Queer stories aren’t a new concept. If you look at film history, especially before the Hays Code, you’ll see a vast collection that has...
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Connor Lightbody
Feb 41 min read
INTERVIEW: Jamie Childs on JACKDAW
Dressed to the nines for the UK Premiere of his debut feature ‘Jackdaw’, Durham-born director Jamie Childs is beaming. At Teesside...
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Connor Lightbody
Feb 41 min read
REVIEW: JACKDAW, Satisfyingly Moody North-East Thriller
The gruff, broken leading man on a revenge rampage genre has had its fair share of ups and downs across film history. You’ve got the...
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Connor Lightbody
Feb 42 min read
TV REVIEW: PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS Season One, Faithful Adaptation But Lacking Personality
When the Chris Columbus-directed movie Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief was released in 2010, young, avid readers like...
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Connor Lightbody
Feb 41 min read
TV REVIEW: THE CHURCH ON RUBY ROAD, Sparkling Doctor Who Special
here’s a reason that Doctor Who has persevered on our screens for over 60 years, and it boils down to the show’s concept of regeneration....
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Connor Lightbody
Jan 92 min read
REVIEW: UTAMA, A Humanistic Ode To Our Planet
A simple story, well told, can sometimes be the most effective way to make a necessary point. In Alejandro Loayza Grisi’s lean but...
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