Owais Azam explores the thematic complexities of There Will Be Blood, focusing in particular on the presentation of protagonist Daniel Plainview.
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First Year Favourites, 2020-21
The Warwick Film and TV Studies first year students reflect on some of their favourite films that they studied over the past year.
Sex on Screen and Objectification of Women in Rashomon
Issy Smith examines sex on screen and the objectification of women in Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon (1950). Her analysis proves why it is crucial to engage with depictions of sex on screen in films firmly established within the canon from a racialised and feminist lens.
Funny Games (Michael Haneke, 2007)
Owais Azam deconstructs thriller genre conventions and shows how Michael Haneke reverses them. By drawing attention to POV and address Azam presents a film that is unsettlingly personal!
Exploring Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru
Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru (1952) is a minimalistic yet emotionally and philosophically invigorating examination of the human condition; specifically, Ikiru perfectly condenses the lifelong human search for meaning and purpose into its 143-minute runtime.
Warwick Film and TV’s Alternative Oscars 2020
The results are in! Find out what the Warwick Film and Television Department’s students and staff voted for in our Alternative Oscars 2020.
The Reel Talk Editorial Team’s 2020 Films For Your Consideration – Part 2
More recommendations from the editorial team to help you prepare for the Oscars and Reel Talk’s Alternative Oscars.
The Reel Talk Editorial Team’s 2020 Films For Your Consideration – Part 1
The editorial team launch Reel Talk’s Alternative Oscars poll by providing some recommendations from 2020.
First Impressions: What’s in a Logo?
Matthew Smolenski introduces Reel Talk’s stylish new logo by exploring the function of film studio logos.
How Paddington expresses suffering through its use of naturalistic imagery
As part of our series on Christmas films, Patrick Maslin explores how Paddington uses naturalistic imagery to express the suffering of immigrants.
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