This week a visit home has seen me watching a lot of Kitchen Sink Dramas. Films studied very briefly over this last year for their approach to social realism. They in many ways appear to be Britain’s very own sixties answer to Parasite. Addressing the class struggles and other difficulties faced by angry young men, … More A Taste of Honey: Repeating the Sins of Our Parents
Charlie Chaplin is the most recognisable face in cinema and its entire 126 year history. But as a teenager I had very little knowledge of him, I understood the references to him in pop culture but despite being an avid film buff, my love of cinema was not born in the Golden Age but in … More The Continued Relevance of The Great Dictator
I discovered a new album this week! I had listened to some Tom Robinson Band as a child, mainly because growing up in the UK without hearing 2-4-6-8 Motorway playing at a BBQ or on the local pub jukebox is nearly impossible. I thought it was a catchy song and I enjoyed it, what I … More Power in the Darkness: Perspective Twist
Roadkill is perhaps my favourite political drama in quite some time. Penned by renowned playwright Michael Hare and starring America’s favourite cynical doctor Hugh Laurie. There are so many attribute that make Roadkill what it is; a plot that pulls you in from the first moment, a mystery that grips you tighter and tighter throughout, … More Roadkill: A Conservative Antihero?
Soldiers are citizens of death’s grey land, Drawing no dividend from time’s to-morrows. In the great hour of destiny they stand, Each with his feuds, and jealousies, and sorrows. Soldiers are sworn to action; they must win Some flaming, fatal climax with their lives. Soldiers are dreamers; when the guns begin They think of firelit … More A Brief Analysis of Siegfried Sassoon’s Dreamers
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