by anna jane begley We all know the corrupt cop drama: films like LA Confidential, Cop Land, Training Day, to name a few. But despite their pertinence (the recent case of Child Q comes to mind), there is usually something melodramatic about them; corruption for entertainment’s sake.  Santosh lies firmly outside this trope. Tackling caste […]

by anna jane begley In an era of dimly-lit Disney remakes and franchised animations, Flow crashes onto our screens like a tsunami. Following a group of unlikely animal friends on a nautical adventure after a natural disaster, the Latvian Oscar-winner may seem like your usual family-friendly fairytale, but it’s really something more sophisticated than anything […]

by anna jane begley Lo and behold the dawn of female rage. British director Karan Kandhari’s feature is one of many weird, wacky and outright outrageous films depicting the power of a woman’s wrath that have been gracing our cinema screens of late (think also The Nightingale, Amulet, Nightbitch and The Substance) and we’re all […]

by anna jane begley TV has always been seen as the lesser art form. Asked about your favourite film and tens or hundreds of Oscar-nominated masterpieces may come to mind. Asked about a truly brilliant TV series – not your usual sitcoms or reality shows – and you may struggle to list anything beyond Breaking […]