Contributor Lewis Gordon

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Is Annihilation the first true film of the Anthropocene era?

by Lewis Gordon

Alex Garland’s chilling body horror speaks directly to our current age of ecological crisis.
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Review

The Ballad of Shirley Collins

by Lewis Gordon

An affecting and uncomplicated portrait of a living icon of the British folk music scene.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
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In Retrospect
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Not Movies

How Top of the Lake dissected masculinity to become a modern TV classic

by Lewis Gordon

The first season of Jane Campion’s crime drama offers a powerful critique of patriarchal values.
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Not Movies

The Handmaid’s Tale contains a chilling environmental warning

by Lewis Gordon

The hit dystopian series isn’t just about violence against women.

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