Our year in BSL Soc!
What has BSL Society been up to this year? As the year starts to draw to a close, a summary of what we have been doing and what has gone on in the world...
PHANTOM MEDIA. WHAT'S NEW?
Get Out (2017): Racial Alienation as Satirical Horror
With director Jordan Peele’s new movie Us (2019) now out in cinemas, I figured now would be a good time to take a look back at the film that made him more than “just...
The History of the Book
With World Book Day – an annual event commissioned by UNESCO in 1995 to promote reading and publishing – being celebrated across the United Kingdom and Ireland recently (7th March), it is only fitting...
Theresa May: A Poisoned Premiership
Theresa May is an opaque politician. Awkward, stubborn and unwilling to reveal her inner thoughts. Her chaotic tenure, littered with misjudgements, has plodded along due to no one mustering the bravery to tackle Brexit themselves.
Captain Marvel – the best solo female superhero movie marvel has ever released.
So, I’ve told you before how I feel about super her films, *cough* they suck *cough*. Excuse me, I had a tickle in my throat or on my keyboard, maybe it’s a virus. However,...
The March, the PM and the Cabinet Coup
On Saturday, myself and a friend had the privilege of marching with hundreds of thousands of others in London for a People’s Vote. Later that day, news broke of a coup against the PM.
Isn’t It Romantic – A rhetorical question, but only for the first act.
Rebel Wilson has done some good films ‘how to be single’ and ‘pitch perfect’ and some terrible films, the rest of her filmography… actually, she’s ok. Not that bad. The self deprecating humour her...
When #MeToo becomes #MeFirst
The founder of the #MeToo campaign, Tarana Burke, has expressed concerns that the movement has been hijacked by mainstream media as a “witch-hunt” with the purpose of defaming masculinity as “fundamentally toxic”. The campaign...
Considering the After Life in this life may be a good thing if it helps you be a better person.
Alternative title- ‘After Life’ may flash before your eyes, but its message is lifelong. Ahh, Ricky Gervais. He isn’t to everybody’s cup of tea; he’s obnoxious, blunt and witty, his stand-up comedy and his...
Complete and Utter May-hem
Parliament is reducing Theresa May to the Prime Minister in name only after derailing her deal for the second time, ruling out a No Deal scenario under any circumstances and voting in favour of a delay to Brexit.
