V for Vendetta

Arbitrary Binary Opposition of the Week #1: V for Vendetta vs. Children of Men

Tom Doran | Posted 19.11.2012 | UK Entertainment
Tom Doran

A grim future Britain, some two decades hence. The country is ruled by a fascist dictatorship which relies on demagogic demonisation of the Other to m...

Last Night the Cinema Saved My Life: What Happened to Movies That Made a Difference?

Charlotte Skeoch | Posted 05.02.2012 | UK Entertainment
Charlotte Skeoch

My last drop of cinematic goodwill was about to evaporate forever - prompted, largely, by the arrival of the hulking black hole of a film that is New Years Eve (if you are over 12 and watch more than 30 seconds of that trailer you will start to feel the edges of your soul shrivel and die).

What Does Guy Fawkes Night Mean for us in 2011?

Aisha Gani | Posted 04.01.2012 | UK
Aisha Gani

The symbolism of Guy Fawkes has been adopted by the global movement of anti-capitalism protesters. So commemorating 5 November leaves us with mixed feelings whilst we hold our sparklers...knowing that Fawkes was tortured and then hung, drawn and quartered.