Author: Caitlin Abe Gokool
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Beau is Afraid
Acclaimed director Ari Aster returned to the big screen in April 2023 with his much anticipated third feature film, Beau is Afraid. Starring Joaquin Phoenix as Beau, an anxious and troubled middle aged man, the film follows Beau on his long journey he returns home to his mother after a troubled past and months apart.…
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How to Blow Up a Pipeline
How to Blow Up a Pipeline is the latest heist-thriller to hit theatres. But this time, its not money, fortune, or status on the line. The stakes are much higher, as this time the fight is for the future of the world. The film tells a fictional story of a group of people joining together…
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Scream VI
It is rare for a sixth instalment of an iconic film turned franchise to stand up against its predecessors. After the lacklustre 5th instalment of the Scream franchise, released 11 years after the 4th, it is a relief to say that Scream VI (2023) revives the franchise in a way its precursor was not able…
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Succession (s4 ep3)
*This review will contain spoilers about season 4 episode 3 of Succession* Viewers of HBO’s hit show Succession were shocked when it was announced that the upcoming fourth season of the series would be its final. From the first season, as alluded to by the title of the show, it was assumed the show would…
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All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
“The wrong things are kept secret in society. And that destroys people” – Nan Goldin, in All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Artist and activist Nan Goldin shares these words and other insights near the end of the 2022 Oscar-nominated documentary feature All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, tying together a lifetime of love and…
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Tetris
The latest film to highlight Nintendo and a story of video game legacy featuring a car chase, theft, and a race against the clock has hit home release. But spoiler alert: this isn’t the new Mario movie. Tetris (2023) is the latest film from director Jon S. Baird, detailing the history of the game Tetris.…
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Rye Lane
How do you know if someone is “the one”? Not even “the one”, but how can you, in a split second judgement, tell what kind of person someone really is? For Yas in Raine Allen-Miller’s Rye Lane (2023), she says that everyone falls into one of two categories: those who wave back at waving tourists…
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Daisy Jones & The Six
Daisy Jones & The Six is the recently released limited series that has captured BookTok, television, and music lovers alike, based on the 2019 novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of The Seven Husband of Evelyn Hugo and Malibu Rising. Premiering over the month of March, audiences were captivated by the story of the fictional…
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Hamilton and Making your Musical Accessible
When Hamilton first graced the Broadway stage with its modern spin on the story of the fairly unknown founding father, the people loved it. The show won 11 Tony Awards in 2016 and is continually hailed as “revolutionary” and “a modern day masterpiece”. With this success, came an almost impossible task of getting tickets to…
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What Makes a Good Plane Movie?
The age-old question: what should I download for my *insert time here* long flight? Definitely not an age-old question, but still one that puzzles me every time I have the privilege of flying somewhere new. In an attempt to find the perfect formula for films to watch on the plane, here are some guidelines, namely…
After Screening Cinema 