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…Mar 8, 2021Mar 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…Mar 3, 2021Mar 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…Mar 3, 2021Mar 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…Mar 2, 2021Mar 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…Mar 2, 2021Mar 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…Mar 2, 2021Mar 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…Feb 28, 2021Feb 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…Feb 28, 2021Feb 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…Feb 28, 2021Feb 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…Feb 27, 2021Feb 27, 2021
