Like a lamb to the slaughter, the slow-burn, absurd surrealness of A24’s Lamb (2021) leads the audience to an end that blends both chilling twists and heartbreaking loss as the…
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Luca. Dir. Enrico Casarosa. Pixar Animation Studios. 2021
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Isabella Healey
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At what point is a fish-out-of-water no longer a fish? Many films can be described as ‘fish-out-of-water’ stories, but very few take this as literally as Disney Pixar’s Luca. Our eponymous character…
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Don’t Look Up, Adam McKay, 2021, Netflix
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Lois Jones
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbIxYm3mKzI “You’re going to die! You’re going to die!” Through a plot that follows the fight for a response to humanity’s impending doom when a comet is discovered to be…
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Penguin Bloom. Dir. Glendyn Ivin. Netflix, Inc. 2021.
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Rachel Davies
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Inspired by true events, Penguin Bloom tells the story of Sam Bloom, a mother and wife who became paralysed after a serious accident. As she struggles through a difficult recovery,…
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