The Film That Made Me...
How 'Marie Antoinette' Helped Me To Be a Teenage Girl
Not many people rate the film that tanked compared to 'The Virgin Suicides' and 'Lost In Translation', but it's a cult classic Sofia Coppola should be praised for.
'On The Beach' Was the Film That Made Me Fear The Apocalypse
It's one of the most harrowing depiction of nuclear warfare to ever hit screens – not for what it showed, but for what it didn't show.
‘The Transformers: The Movie’ Was the Film That Made Death Seem Mundane
Did the 1986 version of Transformers desensitise me towards death?
'Wanda' Was the Film That Made Me Appreciate My Mum
Barbara Loden's film about an aimless woman who abandoned her children made me realise how grateful I am for my own mother's love and care.
'Black Swan' Was the Film That Showed Me I'm Not Alone
Striving for perfection can drive you insane, but I didn't realise just how insane I'd become until I watched Black Swan.
'Mulholland Drive' Was the Film That Made Me Rethink Cinema
(And convinced me that I was a lesbian for a bit.)
'Salò' Was the Film That Truly Shocked Me
The internet exposed me to the depths of human cruelty, but it was Pasolini's masterpiece that truly disgusted and beguiled me.
‘American History X’ Was the Film That Taught Me a Lesson About Masculinity
It's just a shame the benchmark of masculinity that it set revolved around a violent, racist scumbag.
'The Big Lebowski' Is the Film That Taught Me to Take it Easy
It's not what happens to you that counts; it's how you perceive and process life's strikes and gutters.
'Beautiful Thing' Was the Film That Made Being Gay OK
How the movie helped me come out after my time as a student in Newcastle, which I spent trying and failing to get my closeted rugby-playing sex partner to commit.
'Pulp Fiction' Was the Film That Made Me Realise I'm Not Cool
And if "cool" is gimp masks and adrenaline shots to the heart, then I'm kind of OK with that.
The Socialist Subtext of ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory’
Is Gene Wilder's Wonka a socialist leader in purple, velvet disguise?