It’s hard to remember a time before social media. It’s become ingrained in our lives so much that many of us are checking our feeds at least on a daily basis. According to recent stats, almost 70% of the world’s population uses social media in some form or another. Let’s flash back to 2003 however. […]
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With 380 million people using dating apps globally, it was only a matter of time until someone looked at how these apps actually work. Why do you see the people you see? What really drives the algorithm? And, do these apps, of which 2/3 are owned by the same company, actually want you to succeed? […]
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Hot Docs this year has a shorts programme they call Birds of a Feather, about lone wolves looking for their packs. These shorts show that communities are difficult to come by due to barriers, but if one builds it, it will come. Building communities is difficult even if individuals potentially comprising them are quite likeable. […]
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From Night of the Living Dead to 28 Days Later, zombies have become a staple in horror movies. The shambling flesh-eating creatures we see on the the screen are a modern creation of George Romero though, with very little ties to the Haitian spiritual traditions they were born from. Their origins aren’t the walking dead. […]
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It’s hard to define what makes a movie great. After all, movies can be different for everyone. Some people enjoy action and adventure, while others enjoy rom-coms or family films. There are some films however that transcend their genres and can be enjoyed by every audience. I Swear is one of those movies for everyone. […]
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The previous season of Running Point reveals Isla Gordon’s (Kate Hudson) nemesis – her brother Cam (Justin Theroux). That plot is one of a few that have threads running for the show’s second season now streaming on Netflix. The departure of Isla’s will-they / won’t-they romantic interest, Jay Brown (Jay Ellis), means a new coach. […]
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David Mackenzie’s Fuze begins with drone shots of London, which has some leftover WWII bombs buried underneath it. Ensuring everyone’s safety is policewoman Zuzana (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), who enlists the help of some officers within the military. One of these officers is Major Will Tranter (Aaron Taylor Johnson), who orders an evacuation, clearing entire city blocks. […]
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Written and directed by Stella Marie Markert, her first feature film Thanks for Nothing (Danke Für Nichts) is a stylish and impactful debut. A dark comedy of sorts, Markert deals with issues of mental health with sensitivity as she follows the story of four girls living in group housing. Ricky (Safinaz Sattar), Victoria (Sonja […]
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For Fatih Akin’s new film Amrum, he recruits two big German actors – Diane Kruger and Matthias Schweighofer. The first plays Tessa, who’s brave enough to badmouth Hitler, and the latter plays Theo, appearing in some dream sequences. These characters live within the life of Nanning Hagener (Jasper Billerbeck), growing up during late Nazi Germany. […]
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Infant gorillas, like their adult counterparts, seem to have an easy life in the jungles of Virunga in central-east Africa. Netflix’ A Gorilla Story: Told By David Attenborough shows these gorillas do things like lying down and relaxing. But there’s more to their life, as these gorillas, the Pablo group, are undergoing changes of leadership. […]
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