Trudie Graham

he Old Guard opens on dead bodies — bloody, pierced, damaged bodies. The sight might be a shock, but it will only be so momentarily. Because if this film has anything, it’s lots of lethal injuries.
Based on Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández’s graphic novel of the same name and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, the story follows Andy (Charlize Theron) and her small underground team of operatives as they’re contacted by an old client looking to hire them for a second time. When they find themse...

With important protests taking place around the globe and many countries coming to the tail end of a pandemic, there’s been more incentive than usual to sink into the arts — to entertain ourselves and stay informed. We can’t celebrate Pride this year the way we normally would — not to mention the Trump administration’s recent attack on trans people’s healthcare — but we can still mark the occasion by supporting LGBT filmmakers, sharing our stories on screen, and allowing ourselves some escapi...

In Dare Me, mistrust and danger are everyday occurrences in the lives of a cheerleading squad led by mean girl Beth (Marlo Kelly) and her best friend Addy (Herizen Guardiola). When new squad coach Colette French (Willa Fitzgerald) is introduced, fraught relationships implode and loyalties are tested. Based on Megan Abbott’s unique novel of the same name, USA’s adaptation brings Midwestern exploration of angst and jealousy to the small screen in a tantalizing way.
In episode three, set against...

With the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s (MCU) Infinity Saga done and dusted, the entertainment giant will soon be ushering in a new roster of characters to join the ones we already know and love, in a push to move the universe into a new era.
With heroes like Tony Stark and Steve Rogers out of the picture, there are big shoes to fill. But there’s no shortage of great characters from the pages of Marvel Comics for the MCU to choose from.
We know we’ll be seeing The Eternals, She-Hulk, and Kate Bi...

From the producers of Stranger Things and director of The End of the F***ing World, I Am Not Okay with This follows Sydney (Sophia Lillis), a teenage girl wrestling with the loss of her father and some serious anger issues. Sidney has a problem: when she loses control of her negative emotions, bad things start to happen.
First, it’s giving someone she hates a nosebleed, soon after, it’s the destruction of what’s around her. Faced with little light in her life outside of her best friend Dina (...

here’s one constant in For Sama, one thing that is always looming and felt: bombs. Falling from above — shells whistling through the smoke-filled sky smothering Aleppo — plummeting towards the occupied city. Throughout Waad Al-Khateab’s video diary of the months-long siege, these weapons of war are never far away. Remember the way Dunkirk used the threat of the German planes to put us on edge? — imagine that, but raw footage with real people. For Sama is nerve-wracking. Waad plays with her in...

*This article contains major spoilers for season three of Jessica Jones*
The final episodes of Jessica Jones have proved to be some of the most divisive to come out of Netflix’s Marvel universe. Instead of going gentle into that good night, the penultimate hours of the show race towards an emotionally devastating conclusion that refuses to tie anything up with a neat bow — which wouldn’t be in the show’s nature. The ending certainly frustrated fans; angry reactions flooded the Jessica Jones h...

he season 2 finale of GLOW, Netflix’s fictional re-telling of the all-female wrestling phenomenon from the 80s, ended with our gorgeous ladies of wrestling climbing aboard a bus set for Las Vegas. The camera moved around the seats, focusing on each character’s visible excitement for what’s to come. As they smiled at each other and looked to the road ahead, the feeling of infectious anticipation washed over with the help of Starship’s ‘Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now’. The finale ended on such a h...

etflix’s The Politician, by its own description, is about moxie – a North American term synonymous with gall, nerve, and determination. The show has a lot of it, not just because it’s a Ryan Murphy production, but because it also asks you to believe actors in their mid-twenties can convincingly portray teenage students. While this is glaring in so many other high school-set shows, The Politician somewhat avoids having to skirt around this, because so little of the series is actually about sch...

There’s no better season for movie watching than autumn. Christmas films during winter are nice, and warm summer films help us bear the heat, but nothing compares to the atmospheric nights that lead-up to Halloween. It’s a perfect yearly opportunity to indulge in horror all month long, and get yourself into that cozy headspace we love so much. With all that in mind, this is a list of 31 movie recommendations for October. Some are set during Halloween, and some just share its vibe. You might h...

Season five of BoJack Horseman was a timely and boldly executed rumination on accountability in a new culture that demands it. Always self-critical and with fingers on pop culture’s pulse, the show seemed the perfect candidate to explore issues brought to the forefront recently via BoJack’s self-destructive lifestyle and addiction issues. If last season was about holding up a mirror and seeing the cracks in its reflection, season six asks the question of what to do about them once they’ve bee...

Joe Dante’s monster hit Gremlins is back in theatres with a 4K restoration for its 35th anniversary. And as weird a choice it is to be watched during the mostly PG holiday season, Gremlins is so worth returning to and fits right in with other holiday movies with its exciting set pieces and lovely family values.
It’s Christmas in Kingston Falls, an idyllic-looking, snow-coated town with grumpy locals and cars that refuse to start in the frosty weather to match. Gremlins is as much about this t...

An investigation into the modern queer culture surrounding television

In Star Wars there must always be opposing sides. The perceived ‘good’ and ‘evil’.
The force is accessed by both heroes and villains. And if someone is willing to stand up and fight for a cause, there must be someone to beat.
Darth Vader is a franchise staple, and his complex journey from Padawan to Sith Lord is characterised by an internal conflict that fits with so much of what Star Wars is about.
Anakin’s devolution can be defined by the seduction of the Dark Side. He became a power-hungry...

2018’s Halloween reboot saw Jamie Lee Curtis’ Laurie Strode return to the franchise in a direct sequel to John Carpenter’s original slasher.
Although many people initially questioned the need for another Halloween film, the justification for its existence became clear towards the end of the movie when Laurie took on Michael Myers in a showdown both similar, and completely different to the original’s chilling climax.
Michael — being a faceless killer — has always been a representation of evil ...