About

Hi! I’m Nancy, and I’m using this website to record previous articles I’ve written as well as post new ones. I am the first student to take the MA by Research course in Film, Theatre and Television at the University of Reading. I have written for The Oxford Student, CherwellTAKE ONE Cinema and Screen Daily, and I have also undertaken research for Empire magazine. While I have written several articles about television and gaming, my central interests reside in film reviews and essays.

My debut monograph, The Sound of Silence: Ryan Gosling, Expressionism and the Silent Hero in 21st-Century Film, was released in e-Book format in January 2024, followed by a release in hardback in February 2024. The paperback version will be released in September 2025.

Writing

The Yorgos Ranking

Recently watched Bugonia and really hated it, so but it’s time to do a ranking of a supremely marmite director. Marmite closer to the bad side in that I hate more of the director’s films than love them, but yeah, there’s levels of hate and love to everything. Nice.  (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, First Man and the Power of the Unspoken Word in the Biopic

Yeah, that title doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. But anyway, I really enjoyed this particular Boss biopic at the cinema recently, and a big part of that reason was down to its central character’s minimal speech. It also reminded me of another great biopic that doesn’t focus on speech. Me, talking about the power …

Not Facing My Fear: The Subway Sandwich

Yes, it’s a cool Halloween night. Which means it’s time to consider a brand of sandwich that I haven’t tried to consume in the past 16 years or so. That’s right, the dreaded Subway sandwich. Mild trigger warnings if you’re not a fan of that ol’ vomiting thing. 

Contact

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