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WHY?

 

Sometimes you watch the first scenes of a movie and you already know how it’s going to end. The hero that saves the day, the lucky coincidence, the star-crossed lovers. The ultimate battle that saves the universe from total destruction. The coming of age story disguised as a road trip, the not-so-accurate revisitation of the past, the “Same Old Dystopian Future – version 5.2”. The remake of the remake of the remake of what might have been a remake. The struggle, the growth, the noble sacrifice.

You find yourself coming out of the cinema feeling frustrated by the excess of action and lack of content of what could have been a great movie if only the authors had focused a little more on dialogues and a little less on special effects.

And then there’s the day you start watching something – anything – just to pass the time, and that one film speaks to you so unexpectedly and strongly that it makes you remember straight away why it is that you love cinema. Art, literature, entertainment are among the most powerful and yet intimate ways for human beings to communicate.

And when a film makes us laugh, cry, think and, most of all, feel – that is when the message has been received – loud and clear! – in that intense, unique, overwhelming way we can’t sum up with words but are all familiar with.

This website is for all you film lovers looking for the next movie that will make you fall in love with cinema all over again.

WHO?

 SERENA

 EDITOR IN CHIEF

Don’t be fooled by the introduction: I am as geeky as it gets. I quote obscure movie references in conversations, take disappointing book endings way too seriously and I still haven’t recovered from the trauma caused by the most heart-wrenching 4:17 minutes in film history. (yes, I am talking about that sequence in Disney Pixar’s Up!). I watch Love, Actually every Christmas, take life lessons from Dawson’s Creek and I once had to explain to the security guards at the airport that the ‘sharp item’ they found in my bag was, in fact, a Harry Potter wand.


CLAIRE

 SOCIAL MEDIA ASSISTANT & CONTRIBUTOR

Watching films ties with eating macaroni and cheese as my favourite past time. In December of 2001, my parents took me to see The Fellowship of the Ring. There, I fell in love with cinema and decided my life-long dream was to be a Hobbit. Unfortunately, I’m still working on that, as I inevitably get side tracked into watching a film I’ve already seen three times on a streaming service while the DVD gathers dust on my alphabetised shelves and forget to move to New Zealand.


 BERNARD

 SENIOR STAFF WRITER

My movie obsessed origin story begins with Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. I was 4 years old and can still remember so many details of the experience, as though I were seeing it for the first time yesterday. I’m also quite certain everyone else at the screening remembers my reaction when it appears Indy perishes as the tank goes over the cliff… I grew up watching all the major Oscar nominees with my mom each year. She also instilled in me a love for kaiju and creature features. Now I’m hoping to instill the same sort of passion for the pictures in my son. A lover of all film genres, I’m currently running a multiyear streak of seeing every single Oscar nominee before the ceremony airs.


  MYRTHE

 SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Literature graduate turned exhibition designer, pretty versatile, always adventurous. Loves mixing books with social events. There’s never a moment not to analyse plot twists, character developments, denouements, or disjointed narratives – in life or on screen. Great lover of coffee, 90s teen drama and Kelly MacDonald. My superhero skill is writing reviews with a chronic writers-block.


 ZACH

 SENIOR STAFF WRITER

When I think of the magic of movies, one specific image instantly comes to mind: the striking, signature shot of Elliott and E.T. taking flight in the night sky with their shadows showcased against the bright background of the magnificent moon, highlighted in the climax of that 1982 classic. Though Spielberg kickstarted my captivation with cinema, I’ve come to appreciate film in all its varying forms, from horror movies to heartfelt romantic comedies; there simply isn’t a genre I don’t adore. Until the end of time, I will always value the epic emotional odysseys present in stories of every shape and size and appreciate how they strike at the very heart of what makes us human and connect us with cultures and communities around the world.


 ANTHONY

  STAFF WRITER

Film Studies graduate, writer, and sometimes filmmaker. Ingmar Bergman is my favorite director, Tokyo Story is my favorite film, and I’m an aspiring connoisseur of Japanese exploitation. Tetsuo: The Iron Man is one of cinema’s unheralded masterpieces.


 ASHLEIGH

  STAFF WRITER

Vet school student. Certified dork. Defender of Shelley Duvall.
My taste in film was crafted by my father, who showed me one too many movies that he shouldn’t have when I was far too young. If it’s got horror, animals, girl power, or pretty colors, I’m sure I’ll love it.

 


  CAMERON

  STAFF WRITER

Film art is so wonderful, and I’ve been thinking too much about it since my dad first made me watch The Godfather with him. Movies have long ago taken the place of my heart and mind, and I am always so gratified to share my thoughts about them with others. I dig a lot of early-to-mid-century cinema: Orson Welles, Maya Deren, Clouzot, Nicholas Ray, Ozu. I have a particularly selfish fondness for film noir, the Taiwanese New Wave, and David Lynch.

 


 ETHAN

  STAFF WRITER

Lover of food, films, and figuring out how to fit a 5 minute song into a 2 minute drive. My taste is incredibly pretentious but I also believe Pain and Gain is one of the unsung masterpieces of the last decade, so I’ll like pretty much anything. Can usually be found buried in the Criterion Section of Barnes and Noble or hurriedly scrawling out notes for the DnD session I forgot to plan for. Movies are good.

 


 HARRY

  STAFF WRITER

Student watching films to procrastinate. I love anything Coen Brothers, everything with Leslie Nielsen and pretty much anything that’s either unbearably slow or under 90 minutes. I’ve watched Cats three times, and regretted it every time.

 


 ISOBEL

  STAFF WRITER

Tea drinker, free thinker and literature student. You’ll find me in a coffee shop buried in a book, please don’t try and talk to me. Also, I really like films.

 


 JOSHUA

  STAFF WRITER

My love for cinema is dated back to my childhood years when my father, quite a moviegoer himself, introduced me to classic Hollywood movies. Growing up, I began to watch and admire world cinema, but right from the start, I knew I wanted a career in filmmaking. I currently work on sets as a sound mixer, with my resume ranging from short films to independent features. So, when I’m not at a karaoke lounge or at the coffee shop, I’m either watching or making a movie. Bergman, Keaton, Powell & Pressburger, and Miyazaki are among some of my favorite directors.

 


 NILS

  STAFF WRITER

Writer, cinephile, aspiring polyglot, and amateur wine and cheese connoisseur. I love all kinds of cinema from Criterion arthouse films to trashy exploitation flicks and everything in between. I approach every film with curiosity and intrigue and I’m never short of hot takes. Long live the new flesh.


 THADDEUS

  STAFF WRITER

Though I’m currently residing in Edinburgh, UK, I grew up at the end of a dirt road in a small town in Vermont, USA. Considering my nearest friend was a few miles away, I often had to make my own fun, frequently resorting to film and music. These interests eventually manifested into my current passions for writing OK genre fiction, writing dope heavy metal music, and even critiquing a film or two now and then. I have watched every Batman movie ever made, including the direct-to-video animated ones.


 ADELE

CONTRIBUTOR

Lover of hipster movies, murder documentaries and great fiction, I’m what you’d call a crazy cat-lady. I love books as much as movies or maybe more: I cry and laugh and live through each page with excitement and trepidation, and, when I turn the last page, it kind of feels like I’m saying goodbye to a friend. I get extremely disappointed if a great book is turned into a bad movie or if the ending of a TV series is not up to the whole show (hello, Game of Thrones?); I think Lost In Translation is “poetry translated into film-making”, and, if you don’t like Bill Murray, you don’t have a soul.


 AMELIA

 CONTRIBUTOR

English and Film Studies graduate, bookshop worker and library lurker who looks like a long-lost member of the Adams family all year round. I’ll watch any film or tv show that sparks my interest, no matter how long or old. Believe me: I’ve sat through all five and a half hours of Abel Gance’s Napoléon.


 CHIARA

 CONTRIBUTOR


 CK

 CONTRIBUTOR

Freelance writer, actor and aspiring screenwriter. Unapologetic fan of big battle scenes and unbroken long takes. Probably a little bit too obsessed with awards season, but oh well.


 ELISA

 CONTRIBUTOR

Born a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Food addicted, self-proclaimed Chocolate Eater in Chief, and penguin lover. Part-time worker @ Double R Diner in Twin Peaks who comes from New Orleans but (sometimes) speaks with an Italian accent. I love to watch films I can’t understand, but I adore Stanley Kubrick more. If you see me at the movies, don’t sit next to me.
P.S. I hate describing myself.


 FRANCESCA

CONTRIBUTOR

“But please, don’t ask me who I am. A passionate, fragmentary, girl maybe?”. If you see me, I will probably be crying over a 7 season-long TV show from the early 2000s while holding a used copy of some suicidal poet’s works. Other than that, I am an incredibly zestful person!


 JAKE

 CONTRIBUTOR


 KAI

 CONTRIBUTOR

Really, I just like stories. Horrid Henry got me into books, Sarah Connor got me into movies, and The Prodigy got me into music. These days, all that’s really needed for me to enjoy something is some physical comedy, a ghost or two, and a pinch of melancholy to tie it all together.


  MICHAEL

 CONTRIBUTOR

Writer and social media guy based out of West Virginia. A comedy and film nerd who is known to sometimes get overly competitive when playing pub trivia. Lover of hangout movies, iced coffees and being constantly disappointed in my favorite sports teams. The Academy snubbed Hot Rod.


 OLEKSANDRA

 CONTRIBUTOR

Trying to find myself in the epic world of creativity. I am a future journalist who is passionate about art, fashion and cinematography. If you ask me what else, if not art, I would say criminology. As you could’ve guessed already, my go-to film genres are crime fiction and psychological drama.


 OLIVIA

 CONTRIBUTOR

My film-loving roots come from watching Marvel movies with my brother as a kid, but blossomed after watching Call Me By Your Name. This film gave me my first conscious memory of receiving film as an art form. I am currently a Film Studies student, dabbling in all things film related in my spare time too. Amongst my favourite films are Paris, Texas and Her, although let’s be honest, that will probably change by tomorrow.


 SUSANNA

 CONTRIBUTOR


 ESTHER

 PAST CONTRIBUTOR

Barista, writer, theatre creative. When not behind the cafe bar, you’ll find me at a nearby table, bent over a laptop, trying to turn ideas into something tangible. I have not set anything on fire in several years.


  MORGAN

 PAST CONTRIBUTOR

Just a writer working hard to prove they’re more nuanced than they may appear. I’m never watching the movies I should be, but I’m always enjoying what I watch. Horror, science-fiction, action and any intermingling of the three, yes please. I owe it all to Sam Raimi and Ryan Gosling.

 MARTIN

 PAST CONTRIBUTOR


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