SHINE 1 (2012)

When Eddie Palmer is released from prison he returns home and he meets Sam, soon becoming his primary caregiver.

Looking back at the representation of different cultures in the magical world of Harry Potter

Sam Levinson's latest film can't keep up with the excellence of its performances.

The film's storylines read as allegories for the queer experience and that's a source of solace for LGBTQIA+ fans!

A refreshing twist is that all the kids’ powers are…kind of useless. There’s a kid who can only move in slow motion, a kid who has every power in the world but can only use them randomly, and our main character Missy who has no powers at all. The thesis of the film seems to be that it doesn’t matter what kind of powers you have, its the way you use them, which is good for the warm and fuzzies.

“Trust your gut" is one of the most common pieces of advice you’ll receive during your lifetime. And as a person inclined to trust my intuition above all else, it’s the most common advice I find myself giving in real life and in my online socialising. But what happens when your gut is trying to warn you that something is seriously wrong without you being able to identify what triggered it in the first place? How can you act on a feeling or make it go away when you don’t have a clue about what could be wrong? How can you trust your intuition when you don’t know what makes it act out in the first place?