Luke Brown discusses the success of Netflix’s Arcane, a popular and well-received video game adaptation from the League of Legends franchise.
Category: Film
Still Streaming – Reel Talk’s Recommendations for Streaming Platform Films and Television
Members of our editorial team provide recommendations for streaming film and television, released primarily during the pandemic.
Back to the Cinema – Reel Talk’s Recommendations
Members of the Reel Talk editorial team reflect on their favourite films that they’ve seen on the big screen since cinemas reopened.
The Reel Talk Editorial Team’s Favourite Horror Subgenres – Part 2
Too spooky to be contained to just one post, the editorial team returns with more subgenre recommendations.
The Reel Talk Editorial Team’s Favourite Horror Subgenres – Part 1
The Reel Talk team shares their opinions on the best subgenres to pick from this Halloween if you’re looking for a scary treat.
‘Love Hurts, Love Scars…’ – On Rob Zombie’s Halloween II
Just in time for the scariest day of the year, Dominic Thornton returns to discuss a much maligned entry in the Halloween franchise, making his case for why it’s one of the most emotionally affecting horror films in recent memory.
There Will Be Blood (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2007)
Owais Azam explores the thematic complexities of There Will Be Blood, focusing in particular on the presentation of protagonist Daniel Plainview.
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!
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