In my previous article, I started talking about how working in Hollywood can negatively impact a person in terms of their physical health. However, the film industry is as much a battle of the mind as it is of the body, sometimes more so. How extreme can film making influence mental health?

Becoming the star of a blockbuster Hollywood film is great until it isn’t. You get thrust into the spotlight suddenly, under the scrutiny of many, so that social pressure to keep up an appearance is sure to

Working in Hollywood is something that over the years has been painted as a dream job with fame, fortune and a certain degree of power. But sadly, it isn’t just sunshine and rainbows as there are definite issues working in the film industry. This is the first of two parts and will look at how serious the physical demands of such a career.

It goes without question that a huge part of Hollywood is dedicated to the looks and appearances of the actors and actresses we watch on the screen. Keeping u

As with most forms of media, in film, numbers hold a lot of significance. Turns out all that maths stuff is important beyond doing Pythagoras. But for whatever reason, I’ve always felt that cinema has been particularly obsessed with the number seven. Because, damn, why are there so many films about it?

A prominent example of this is the film Se7en directed by David Fincher. It was based around the seven deadly sins which made sense as to why seven was such an integral part of the plot. No, I do

Lulu Wang’s The Farewell (2019) is probably my favourite film. From its fantastic performances to the fascinating insight into Chinese culture to a tear-jerking finish, it is a film I could watch over and over.

But whenever I have watched it, admittedly partially due to me being a guy, I never thought to view it from a feminist perspective. So, in preparation for this article, I re-watched The Farewell (again), trying to look from that perspective – and it made an already perfect film even bett

The reviews for a movie are usually one of the, if not the biggest, factor when influencing your decision to go watch that movie. If the movie has bad reviews chances are you won’t go watch it. But that might not be the only influence a review has on you…

Let’s say you read a review for the latest MCU movie; you are planning on seeing it anyway but you just want to get a feel for what you are exactly getting yourself into. This can go one of two ways most of the time with bad reviews preparing