George MorrisAug 31, 2020Show Face Festival 2020The Show Face Festival is an online festival of new entertainment from emerging creatives that took place from the 28th-31st August 2020.
George MorrisAug 24, 2020'Savageland' & The Horror of Photo ManipulationIndie horror documentary 'Savageland' manages to perfectly utilise the dread-fuelled horror that photo manipulation can muster.
George MorrisAug 17, 2020'Upright' & Tim Minchin's Road to 'Apart Together'Tim Minchin's TV drama 'Upright' seems destined to be one of the most underrated TV shows of recent years, but it's at least paved the way-
George MorrisAug 10, 2020Why You Should Watch 'Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse' (No, Really)Well everyone I did it. I wrote 2000 words about 'Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse'. I can't wait to see how proud of me everyone is...
George MorrisAug 3, 2020Revisiting McFly's Vampire FilmTen years ago to accompany their album 'Above the Noise' McFly also released a 'feature length' vampire film...
George MorrisJul 27, 2020'Hagazussa' & 'The VVitch' | The Battle for Folk Horror's Soul?Or: 'You've seen 'THE VVITCH' now watch THIS!!!!' Lukas Feigelfeld's harrowing 15th century German dark drama is a bolder, tougher beas-
George MorrisJul 20, 2020Southland Tales: "'Donnie Darko' for Grown-Ups?"The Underrated, The Overlooked and The Underbooked. Richard Kelly's 2006 follow up to 'Donnie Darko' is a hugely ambitious postmodern-
George MorrisJul 13, 202015 Films To Make You Feel Better in These Troubled TimesEscape from the terrors of the outside world for a little while by losing yourself in these 15 stories that'll help heal your brain...
George MorrisJun 29, 2020One Year On...In which George reflects on running a weekly blog for a year in order to avoid getting a 'real job'...
George MorrisJun 15, 2020If it's not in Frame it Doesn't Exist - 'Shadow of the Vampire'The Underrated, The Overlooked and The Underbooked. 2000's 'Shadow of the Vampire' is a poignant tale of driven creativity and monster myth-
George MorrisJun 1, 2020Creating a Genre: 'Jaws' and the Modern Blockbuster'Jaws' was the biggest film of all time and kicked off everything we know as a 'summer blockbuster' today. But how did it do it?
George MorrisMay 25, 2020The Strange Ambition of 'Ace Lightning'If you grew up in the early noughties, chances are you stumbled upon 'Ace Lightning' on CBBC. It was a strange show, filled with-
George MorrisMay 18, 2020The Weird History Of Films That Became Cartoons (Part Three)In the final part of my cartoon exploration series, I go from 2000 to present day looking at the films that became cartoons. Some were-
George MorrisMay 4, 2020The Weird History of Films that became Cartoons (Part One)If you ever stop to think about the cartoons you watched as a kid, did it ever seem weird to you how many were based on films?
George MorrisApr 27, 2020Character as an Embodiment of Themes in Alex Garland's 'Devs'*MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD* Alex Garland's 'Devs' is a pondering debate on many existential themes that are perfectly embodiment by two characte-
George MorrisApr 20, 2020Foreshadowing & Defining Contextual Logic for a Plot TwistHow do you ensure your plot twist lands properly? Is it possible to learn from the best? How much foreshadowing is 'too much'?
George MorrisApr 13, 2020How 'The Twilight Zone' (2019) Keeps Tradition AliveIn the golden age of television, how does 'The Twilight Zone' manage to keep its core values and remain relevant?
George MorrisApr 6, 2020Rating Matrix 'Bullet-Time' References Across the NoughtiesIt seemed like every other film in the early noughties legally had to include a Matrix parody by law. I don't know who decided that but-
George MorrisMar 30, 2020How 'Spider-Man' (2002) STILL manages to feel different...Even in a time of superhero fatigue, Sam Raimi's 2002 'Spider-Man' adaptation manages to remain fresh and entertaining. But why? Well ther-
George MorrisMar 14, 2020The Minor Miracle that is 'Final Destination 5''Final Destination 5' is far better than it has any right to be. Both as a continuation of a franchise which had been long-