The CCA’s Finnish Exposure: Films from the Arctic screening began with breath-taking Finnish scenery and a pair of young ballerinas dancing…
‘No Good Side of the Argument to be On’: The Debate Surrounding Problematic Media
[Content warning: mentions of sexual assault] As we develop over time as a society, our values and norms change. What…
Film Review- Horse Girl
Everyone loves a good horse girl joke (don’t call me out, you know we all do), but Netflix’s Horse Girl…
The Language of Cinema
Language forms an integral part of our culture, and our tongues tell a personal story about our experiences. One’s socio-economic status,…
Ending the Intergenerational Feud: Should We Give Boomers a Chance?
Intergenerational conflict is as old as time itself. In Ancient Greece, Socrates apparently said that ‘Children now love luxury; they…
The Female Director Problem
When I finished Martin Scorsese’s 3-hour long Netflix mob-flick The Irishman, I felt unfulfilled. I asked my father what he’d…
Blood and Soil: The Question of Nationalism
The right to national self-determination is the foundation of democracy. Without it, many of the countries we know today would…
The Garden of Forking Languages: Turkish Coffee
“Do you like this coffee? I’m glad. Once you have finished it, turn the cup upside down on the plate:…
Fun Fact: That’s in Wales
According to my mum and my passport, neither of which have that good a reason to lie, I was born…
Film Review – Black Coal, Thin Ice
This year, Glasgow’s Chinese Visual Festival screened Diao Yinan’s Black Coal, Thin Ice (2014) at the CCA, a film that…
