Articles by Imogen Barnes
Vulture’s May Week Watchlist
Richard Linklater’s Before Sunrise (1995) is the perfect antidote to May Week madness. This tender and understated rendering of young-love-found-abroad is a filmic deep breath sure to slow you down, all while fuelling you up with enough wistful yearning for a whole summer of maladaptive daydreaming (though do bear in mind it’s unlikely every stranger you encounter on holiday will be as charming as Ethan Hawke or Julie Delpy…).
A cinephile’s guide to Cambridge
All the screenings, societies and events not to miss this month. With the reliably persistent stress of terms and the user-hostility of Facebook events, it's easy to let brilliant occasions flash us by. So, if you’re still hurting because you missed Céline Sciamma at Jesus, or Robert de Niro at the Union, then keep reading! Our Film and TV section has curated a comprehensive guide to Cambridge’s film scene for the month of May; all the events and societies you need to know about in one place.
The modern entertainment age has us divided and directionless
“Where did all the big, popular movies go?” laments actor and SNL host Pedro Pascal. Of the many characters he played during his hosting stint in February, here he is Robert, a film professor and contestant on ‘The Big Hollywood Quiz’, an entertainment game show whose participants are all film and TV buffs. The sketch’s premise is simple. An entertainment expert competing in a Hollywood Quiz? You’ve invited Usain Bolt to sports day.
Why I never want to see Brad Pitt in a movie again
Getting bored of seeing Timothée Chalamet in every film ever? Fed up of Hugh Grant’s bumbling ums and ahs? Tired of Tom Cruise hogging the screen? Imogen Barnes vents about how an actor’s fame can ruin the fictional world of a film I never want to see Brad Pitt in a movie again. Harsh, maybe, but true. Of course, there’s the recent abuse allegations. Or the fact that, by all accounts, Brad’s just not that great an actor. These are all valid criticisms, but I can’t pretend they’re mine.
Cambridge Shorts Showcase was an unpolished yet unqualified success
As people stumbled their way through the labyrinthian courts of St John’s and slowly began trickling into the College’s Palmerston room, they were rewarded with friendly faces and popcorn. It was there, in the room better known as John’s Picturehouse, that the Cambridge University Film Association (CUFA) held their biannual showcase of student short films, Cambridge Shorts.
Who you are based on your go-to Valentine’s Day flick
Our Film & TV team aren’t as sentimental as you lovers might expect and, for us, Valentine’s Day is a welcome opportunity for some good old social anthropology. Put the Ben & Jerry’s away and get ready for a roasting based on what soppy movie you class as your go-to. Single or taken, we’re fed up with you all...
The Banshees of Inisherin: What’s all this fighting about?
Fallings-out happen all the time: they are felt like festering wounds, are tender to touch and stubborn to heal. Down the line, we pick at the scabs they form and trace their scars with regret. But while physical injury is rarely without a clear cause, The Banshees of Inisherin explores how the injuries we sustain in our relationships often elude simple explanations.
The best of film and TV in 2022
The clock strikes twelve. Another year has rushed by and you’ve still not watched a single one of the shows and films you said you would by the 31st. Forget reading lists: with countless new premieres almost every week, sometimes it’s a never–ending watch–list that causes you the most grief. Returning home after Michaelmas to old friends who actually maintain a healthy work–life balance might also put some things into perspective.
It Gets Grimmer - Why Germany’s Most Famous Folklore is Even Darker Than You Think — The Cambridge Language Collective
Pecked-out eyes, mutilated feet and cannibalistic relatives. It sounds more like the recipe for a chilling horror story than the makings of a timeless fairy tale. These are, however, all staples of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s first collection of folklore published in 1812: their somewhat ironically titled Kinder und Hausmärchen (Children and Household tales). You read correctly; the famous Grimm’s tales really were, for lack of a better word, grim.
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