The Last of Us Part II (2020)

Arguably the most controversial video game release of 2020, The Last of Us Part II (TLOU2) is the highly anticipated sequel to Naughty Dog’s PlayStation exclusive opus of 2013.

Toni Erdmann (2016)

Maren Ade's, Toni Erdmann, offers a full-bodied serving of the most audacious comedy and a hefty pinch of pathos to boot.

Another Round (2020)

Following up their acclaimed collaboration on 2012’s The Hunt, award-winning filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg reunites with renowned actor and friend, Mads Mikkelsen to deliver an oddly rejuvenating parable on the fleeting benefits of consuming alcohol and the terrible consequences therein.

Ratcatcher (1999)

Set in Glasgow, 1973, where poverty is rife in some of the poorest housing schemes in Western Europe, Lynne Ramsay’s debut feature, Ratcatcher, follows the tale of James Gillespie (William Eadie), a 12-year-old boy living and playing amidst the city's rat-ridden suburbs.

The Wire (2002)

With much too much time on my hands and little to no enthusiasm to write anything worthwhile, I’ve recently delved into one of the most critically acclaimed television series of all time. David Simon’s endlessly meticulous American crime drama, The Wire.

His House – Review

After fleeing war-torn Sudan, the film follows a refugee couple as they attempt to adapt and adjust to life in an English town that harbours a dark and horrific evil.

Los Bastardos – Review

Tracking 24 hours in the lives of two Mexican labourers working illegally across the border in LA, Amat Escalante's 'Los Bastardos' (2008) depicts a disturbing tale of how systematic exploitation and dehumanisation can lead to violent ends.

Muddled Autonomy: The Discourse Between Free Will & Pre-Determinism in The Matrix Trilogy

One of my favourite films of all time, 'The Matrix', is a cultural apogee of action and sci-fi, brimming with notions of existentialism and philosophical debate. And after being able to attend a 35mm screening of it, I've been unable to get it out of my mind.

As for the sequels, well... I've had a lot of time on my hands.

So, here's an essay analysing the discourse between free will and pre-determinism in the 'The Matrix Trilogy'.

Widows: Empowerment & Skill Wrapped in a Bow of Filmic Delight

Widows 2018 depicts the tale of four bereaved women put under duress by the fateful actions of their criminal husbands, the men they've stolen from and the lingering consequences of a life of crime.

Beautiful Boy: Mourning the Living

Based on two books, by both the real-life Nic and David Sheff (Tweak and Beautiful Boy), Beautiful Boy focusses on the familial bond between father and son, David and Nic, and how a problem such as a methamphetamine addiction can uproot an established, reciprocal paternal bond to one which is helpless and hopeless.