Jake LightburnAgnès Varda’s The Gleaners & I: A Documentary Filmmaking Masterclass“The word documentary has been spoilt. You say documentary and people say what a bore. We should have middle words” (Senses of Cinema…11 min read·Mar 8, 2021----
Jake LightburnNarcissistic Tourism: As Timeless As The Taj MahalIn all of its mesmerising beauty, it is no surprise that the Taj Mahal is synonymous to love and romance. Built for Mughal Emperor Shah…3 min read·Mar 3, 2021----
Jake LightburnThe Way I Grew Strong: The Banks RetrospectiveIn religious terms, the altar is a place of sacrifice, of devotion, confession, and offering, it acts as a portal to something higher…5 min read·Mar 3, 2021----
Jake LightburnSounds Make You Cry: The Frank Ocean RetrospectiveEvery once in a while, an artist comes along who is revolutionary, game changing, whose influence transcends their music. Madonna, David…9 min read·Mar 2, 2021----
Jake LightburnOkja: Netflix’s Prized PigWhilst Netflix’s latest venture, Okja is a dazzling gesture of cinematic auteurship, with its recent groundbreaking controversy in Cannes…4 min read·Mar 2, 2021----
Jake LightburnThe Politics of Looking: Gazing at a Monster in the Abyss‘Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss, the…5 min read·Mar 2, 2021----
Jake LightburnCan postrevolutionary Mexican muralism be considered a good example of popular culture?Whilst mural painting may be ‘one of the oldest and most important forms of artistic, political, and social expression in history’(Henry…11 min read·Feb 28, 2021----
Jake LightburnAnalyser l’emploi et la subversion des conventions génériques filmiques dans Naissance Des…Selon MerriamWebster, une convention est ‘a traditional or common style [used] in order to create a particular effect’. Alors que les…11 min read·Feb 28, 2021----
Jake LightburnPeut-on parler d’une crise de la masculinité au sein de la société francaise dans la Troisième…Oui, absolument. Au cours de cette periode tumultueuse, la France a lutté pour faire face aux menaces non seulement comme un pays, mais…3 min read·Feb 28, 2021----
Jake LightburnVenezuela: Russian RespiteAfter unveiling a Russian-made statue of Hugo Chavez in the late President’s hometown in October 2016, Igor Sechin, Russian official and…4 min read·Feb 27, 2021----