MANIC PIXIE DREAMGIRLS

  Thesis writing is killing me. So having an ‘artistic’ break. In a breadth subject at university, I chose to do cinema studies and we touched on character prototypes – one of which I found interesting was the ‘manic pixie dream girl’ Exist solely in the fevered imaginations of sensitive writer-directors to teach broodingly soulful […]

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La grande bellezza (Italy)

An Italian film with the perfect combination of comedic relief, heartfelt drama and moving romance to send a deep message through a light-hearted and frivolous storyline. Set in the energetic party scene of Rome, we are thrust into the world of Jepp, a retired novelist who has made his fortune on the sales of his […]

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A little moon note …. Apart from filling the night sky with perpetual beauty and giving wolves a reason to cry,  the moon serves a cardinal role in the stability of life here on Earth and even its very formation 4.56 billion years ago. The moon stabilises rotation of the axis of earth, thus stops […]

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FAVOURITE FILMS

An off the cuff list of my favourite films: *NB: this is a non-pretentious list purely based on how I enjoyed them (how they made me smile, cry, scream, laugh, grit my teeth, change my perspective) and span all genres Donnie Darko Closer Matchpoint Hannibal Silence of the Lambs Vanilla Sky American Psycho Seven Let […]

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You remind me of youth. You remind me of freedom. You are the leaves falling at my feet and the snow catching on my jeans. You touch everyone. You kiss them with a warmth they wish were real. Yet, you belong to no one. Sometimes you can hurt. Sometimes you can hurt so much. But […]

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REVENGE (2017) – Matilda Lutz

‘Why do women always have to put up a fight?’ he asks… blood spattering from his abdomen as he grips a battered and beautiful Lolita turned Lara Croft by the throat. Breathless, she answers by clawing at his wound. Immediately, he releases his grip and Lutz, free, falls into the bright crimson pools of blood […]

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