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Brazil's Gingado and the Gringo Gaze: Nick Storring's Mirante Through a Brazilian
Mirante is the ninth album from North American musician Nick Storring, released on March 21, 2025. While Storring has stated that he...
Sofia R. Willcox
6 days ago


Square Subculture Shutdown: Birmingham's Battle for its Beats
On Tuesday (March 25th), to the surprise of many Brummies, The Square shopping centre abruptly closed, leaving shop owners and businesses...
Sofia R. Willcox
Mar 25


Snow White Latina: Once Upon a Time or Just Maybe?
Heigh-ho, heigh-ho! The live-action adaptation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Disney's The Walking Dead is set for release on March...
Sofia R. Willcox
Mar 21


The Story They Don't Tell about Bossa Nova with Ella Fitzgerald and Johnny Alf
On February 28th, the week closed on a golden note with the posthumous release of The Moment of Truth: Ella at the Coliseum, a collection...
Sofia R. Willcox
Mar 4


Bye Bye Cacá Diegues: Walter Salles' I'm Still Here Waves Cinema Novo
Amidst the anticipation of the Academy Awards in three categories—Best International Feature Film, Best Actress (Fernanda Torres), and...
Sofia R. Willcox
Feb 25


Brazilian Cinema Returns to the BAFTAs – But Old Biases Remain
The movie awards season is just appearing on the horizon. Last week, the Berlin International Film Festival kicked off, followed by...
Sofia R. Willcox
Feb 18


Goonies 40-Years-Old, Coming-of-Age Gold: Does Life Begin at 40?
The Goonies (Richard Donner, 1985) holds a special place as a feel-good, coming-of-age classic. A golden gem of the 1980s, it bears the...
Sofia R. Willcox
Feb 11


Milton Nascimento: The Birth of Brazilian Brilliance - You Can't Sit With Him!
"Why won't you see My western side? [...] I'm from South America I know, you won't know But now I'm a cowboy I'm from gold, I am you I am...
Sofia R. Willcox
Feb 5


The Rise of Romantasy: 50 Shades of Storytelling and Sexuality – Feminism Under the Twilight Gaze
2025 marks the 10th anniversary of Fifty Shades of Grey (Sam Taylor-Johnson, 2010), a controversial viral phenomenon, while Twilight...
Sofia R. Willcox
Feb 4


Why Birmingham Must Fight to Keep Electric Cinema Alive
27 December marked the 115th anniversary of Birmingham’s Electric Cinema. However, this milestone carries a bittersweet note, as the...
Sofia R. Willcox
Jan 28


The Sound of Heart(ache and healing):
A look at love, heartbreak, the art of storytelling in music, and the timeless appeal and power of breakup songs across generations.
Sofia R. Willcox
Jan 27


Revolution in Lyrics, Rebellious Lyrics and Resonating Generations: The Smiths and Legião Urbana
Last year, 2024, marked the 40th anniversary of the singular British indie rock band, The Smiths. The Smiths played a pivotal role in...
Sofia R. Willcox
Jan 23


Bob Dylan, Boomers, and the Biopic: Is the Answer Still Blowin’ in the Wind?
“A Complete Unknown” (James Mangold, 2025) is now playing in British cinemas. Set in the early 1960s, the film follows a 19-year-old Bob...
Sofia R. Willcox
Jan 17


Borrowed Beats, Stolen Melodies:
When Adele’s 2015 hit “Million Years Ago” was accused of copying Martinho da Vila and Toninho Geraes’ 1996 Brazilian classic “Mulheres”,...
Sofia R. Willcox
Jan 16


Robbie Williams Turns into a Chimp in Better Man– Read Between the Lines, erm, Monkeys
Christmas around the clock, but there are biopics worth talking about. In the United States, there’s A Completely Unknown (James Mangold,...
Sofia R. Willcox
Dec 17, 2024


Ainda Estou Aqui: Still Here Among Us
Among the most beautiful things I’ve ever experienced, it wasn’t until my mid-twenties that I truly began to recognize the beauty in...
Sofia R. Willcox
Dec 5, 2024


Don't Let the Samba Die: How Soundtracks Highlight Inequality and Ignorance
As someone born and raised in Brazil, and after immersing myself in its audiovisual productions, I can confidently say there’s a unique...
Sofia R. Willcox
Dec 2, 2024


One Minute, One Hundred Layers – Capoeira vs Cobra Kai: Ep. 6.9
Almost two weeks ago, Netflix gifted us with the second part of season 6 of Cobra Kai (2018–). A particular one-minute sequence of scenes...
Sofia R. Willcox
Nov 29, 2024


Os Garotin: From São Gonçalo’s Streets to Latin Grammy Glory - Can You Feel the Power? It is Black!
On November 14th, the 25th Latin Grammys took centre stage, but it wasn't just the iconic awards ceremony that had everyone talking. The...
Sofia R. Willcox
Nov 28, 2024


That Girls Think They're the Queens of the Riot Grrrl – But What Were They Really Saying to Us?
This week, as I scrolled through my phone, I came across the news: Kathi Lynn Wilcox is celebrating her 55th birthday. If her name...
Sofia R. Willcox
Nov 21, 2024
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