Diving Into the Filmography of Anya Taylor-Joy
Diving Into the Filmography of Anya Taylor-Joy

If you’ve been browsing on Netflix anytime within the last month or two, you may have stumbled across The Queen’s Gambit enough times for you to have finally caved in and binge-watched the entire season in one sitting. And, if like me, you have an addictive personality, you may have also googled the name ‘Anya Taylor-Joy’ immediately afterwards, in anticipation of watching every other film the actress has starred in. Or maybe that’s just me… In this article, I’ll take a look into some of my favorite performances of the 24-year-old rising actress, Anya Taylor-Joy.


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The Appeal of A24

Over the past decade, the film distribution company A24 has become a household name among Millenials and Gen Z alike. If the film has the A24 logo in front of it, movie-watchers are likely to love it. But how has this up-and-coming indie studio managed to achieve such a high degree of popularity and success, in such a short amount of time? This month, Madeleine discusses several factors that set A24 apart from many of its leading competitors, and how these different elements positively contribute to the brand’s image within the film community.


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Male Gaze: An Urgent Hollywoodian Issue

For as long as Hollywood has existed, it has been full of stereotyped, unrealistic representations of minorities. An important one that still manages to show up quite frequently in American films lies in the portrayal of women by male directors; through the ‘male gaze’. In this article, I explain what the male gaze means, how and where it can be spotted, (maybe even in your favorite movies), and how harmful it can be.


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Meet Film Youtuber: “A Little Bit of Monika”

Meet Monika Gobaira, a Dominican YouTuber who recently reached 100K subscribers. With a focus on film, Monika’s channel has enchanted viewers with her videos about movie recommendations and her love of Studio Ghibli films. Unpublished sits down with Monika, to talk about her growth on YouTube, and of course, some of her favorite movies.


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The Appeal of ‘Boys Love’ Drama Series

Although same-sex marriage is only legal in one country in Asia (Taiwan), there is growing tolerance and support towards the LGBTQ+ community across the continent. A small part of this can be attributed to a rising sub-genre in TV – Boys Love (BL) series – which depicts relationships between male characters. Most prominently produced in Thailand and Taiwan, these series have provided solace and comfort for members of the LGBTQ+ community in countries where being LGBTQ+ is commonly frowned upon, and have even influenced some people who were previously hostile, to perceive same-sex couples more favorably.

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My Pixar’s ‘Soul’ Moment

In the wake of an existential crisis, brought on by recently turning 20, Pixar’s Soul came at exactly the right time for me. A moment in the film reminded me that there is beauty to be found everywhere, making life’s struggles worth it, and this led me to refer to these kinds of realizations as ‘Soul moments’. This is an exploration of what it means to have a ‘Soul’ moment, and a deep dive into some of my own memories.

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Superhero Movies: What Keeps Us Coming Back for More?

Amid the criticism of repetitive storylines, what keeps viewers so determined to come back to superhero movies for more? This article explores various aspects of the superhero genre in order to determine what makes fans so dedicated to supporting the MCU and DCEU, and why the criticisms of these films aren’t quite as airtight as they seem.


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Rom-Coms I Watched Instead of Watching Meaningful, Important Movies from my Watchlist
Rom-Coms I Watched Instead of Watching Meaningful, Important Movies from my Watchlist

Sometimes watching historically important or critically acclaimed films like Citizen Kane or 2001: A Space Odyssey seems more like effort than pleasure. While I do like to watch such movies, at the end of a long day I have other preferences. For me, no genre does it better than the rom-com. Here is a list of the 10 ultimate rom-coms to watch over and over again, whether you’re feeling down, or simply want to relax and enjoy an entertaining movie.

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What Disney’s Reign Means for the Future of Film

Over the past two decades, we’ve seen the dominance of Disney grow into what it is today. With this significant increase in power, fear of a loss of creative control and freedom has spread across the film industry. By exploring Disney’s influence today, we can predict what this means for the future of film, and what audiences should be prepared for.

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Depictions of Literature in Modern Cinema

In a similar way to contemporary films, literature has been used throughout history to contain and explain the human condition. A plethora of our favorite movies utilize references to literary works in order to establish a sense of universality to our experiences. Thus, I’ve decided to explore the intersections of these two artistic mediums, through the lenses of the works Dead Poets Society & Looking for Alaska.



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Morvern Callar: Reaching for the Illegible

Lynne Ramsay’s acerbic Morvern Callar offers a propulsive consideration of life and death. Beneath its patina of grief, red nail lacquer, incognizant twenty-something-year-olds, sex, and desert spaces, the film atrophies life into flecks of dust. Through the palpable, stripped-back construction of 21-year-old Morvern, Ramsay demonstrates precisely how illegibility and scarcity can accentuate ambiance, sound, and, above all else, feeling.


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Gremlins: “Fun, but in no sense civilized”

One of the most famous children’s films, Joe Dante’s Gremlins may seem simply like a fun adventure at first, but revisiting it a few years later, I’ve come to realise that it goes well beyond that. Filled with allegories and underlying mockery of US society, the film reveals the true nature of Christmas celebrations under capitalism.


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A Reflection of Studio Ghibli’s ‘Grave of the Fireflies’

Even though Grave of the Fireflies may not be one of Studio Ghibli’s most famous films, it is lauded for its portrayal of childrens’ perspectives of the Second World War, which are arguably underrepresented in Asian popular culture. The film’s setting and characters reflect on Japanese society during the end of WWII and the beginning of the Cold War.

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