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'I Can Always Tell When Adults Are About To Cry' Nostalgia VS Cynicism In The Florida Project
It’s everyone's favourite time - Fi’s Favourites - and this week, we are looking at The Florida Project (TFP). For anyone who has come...
Fiona Craughwell
Mar 13, 20225 min read


The Power of Genre: Breaking conventions and Expectations
I don’t enjoy writing about the Oscars, including Oscar-nominated films. This is mostly because I see them as warped and outdated awards,...
Fiona Craughwell
Mar 1, 20224 min read


"Of course it's dark, it's a suicide note": Anderson and all of his mastery.
For the second instalment of the newly appointed ‘Short Cut’, we will be looking to Wes Anderson’s cult classic The Royal Tenebaums...
Fiona Craughwell
Feb 13, 20225 min read


Growth Spirt; The Innovations of the Coming of Age Genre in Sorrentino’s 'The Hand of God'
I don’t often write about current films or films that lead to a lot of discussion in the film world, but for this week's Fi’s Favourites...
Fiona Craughwell
Feb 6, 20224 min read


Is It What You Say Or What You Do? Dialogue VS Performance
For the most part, I don’t enjoy films that are monologue-heavy. Much of Hollywood seems to be rather fond of them, but there is...
Fiona Craughwell
Jan 30, 20224 min read


You notice things if you pay attention
Thanks to the input of others, I have finally come up with a name for this section, so welcome to Short Cut. For those of you that missed...
Fiona Craughwell
Jan 23, 20224 min read


“It’s not just one thing, it’s tiny things every day, drip drip drip”
The first Fi’s Favourites of the New Year, and we are going to start off nice and simple and ease ourselves back in. Surprisingly, I...
Fiona Craughwell
Jan 18, 20224 min read


Do I look any different? : The Importance of Time in The Before Trilogy.
The New Year seems like a perfect or terrible opportunity to talk about time. It is not just the New Year that's got me thinking about...
Fiona Craughwell
Jan 9, 20225 min read


A Premier: "Always the years between us, always the years. Always, the love. Always, the hours"
Queue the fanfare! I have decided to start a new section of the blog. Move over Fi’s Favourites; there is a new kid in town. I have yet...
Fiona Craughwell
Dec 5, 20215 min read


The Sense of an Ending: The Difficult leap from Book and Film
This post was intended to be something totally different (and maybe at some point I will come back to its original point) but, for now,...
Fiona Craughwell
Nov 7, 20215 min read


"Please don't ask about my leaves": The Charming and Magical Life of Timothy Greene.
At this stage, it is relatively apparent that I enjoy a good children’s film. Their stories are those that we can all connect with and...
Fiona Craughwell
Oct 10, 20214 min read


Realising What We Want and need: Analysing The Hollywood Ending
In a few of my posts, I have mentioned this idea of a viewer ‘getting what they want. I don’t believe I have explored what this means,...
Fiona Craughwell
Sep 19, 20214 min read


Finding Sentiment in Silence: The Brilliance and Wisdom of The Red Turtle.
I could not have picked a better film or subject to write about for my 30th post (hold for collective cheer): The Red Turtle (TRT), or La...
Fiona Craughwell
Sep 5, 20214 min read


'It's like riding a psychotic horse toward a burning stable': The Genius and Joy of The Birdcage.
Sometimes the remake is better than the original. Yes, starting this week with a very controversial statement, but, in this case, in my...
Fiona Craughwell
Aug 22, 20213 min read


Better Off In The Dark? Hidden Propaganda In Cinema
Kathryn Bigelow is a pretty fascinating person and director, partly because of how she chooses to spell her first name, but mostly...
Fiona Craughwell
Aug 14, 20214 min read


Whipped Into Shape: The Power Of The Sports Film
Seeing as the Olympics is currently taking place, this week seems like a great time to incorporate two of my great loves into a post:...
Fiona Craughwell
Aug 2, 20214 min read


"It's Showtime Folks!"
I am both surprised and proud that I have managed not to plaster posts about this film all over my blog. I made it to twenty-five posts...
Fiona Craughwell
Jul 23, 20214 min read


Two Bad Haircuts, One Good Film; Does The Successes Of A Film Live And Die With Its Director?
I think I certainly have my work cut out for me this week. There is so much to unpack in these two films that I’m not sure where to...
Fiona Craughwell
Jul 17, 20214 min read


Reexamining the foundations of cinema and its emotional impact: In The Mood For Love and Prisoners
This is not the first time I have spoken about ‘space’ when it comes to cinema and I really believe that it is the foundation of cinema....
Fiona Craughwell
Jul 10, 20216 min read


The Growth Of The Coming Of Age Film; Days Of The Bagnold Summer
So, time for another Fi’s favourites. This time it's not going to be some art house marathon or some emotionally draining experience, but...
Fiona Craughwell
Jul 3, 20214 min read
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