Nick HaganThe Lord Of The Rings At 70A two-decade quest, a film-to-book comparison and a side of LovecraftAug 17Aug 17
Nick HaganMan Vs Phone: A diary of resistance, and notes of support for fellow addictsJun 8, 20231Jun 8, 20231
Nick HaganinRock n’ HeavyEnter the Dwyerverse: A love letter to Thee Oh SeesThe most original unoriginal band, ever.Jun 6, 2023Jun 6, 2023
Nick HaganinCounter ArtsAvatar 2, Moby Dick and the paradoxes of eco-consciousnessTo face up to climate change, we need to face up to our role in it as a species — and personallyApr 22, 20231Apr 22, 20231
Nick HaganinAn Injustice!On the ‘Blonde’ Backlash, Femininity and False ConsciousnessCritics of the film have claimed it exploits Marilyn Monroe — but many seem to have missed the pointFeb 21, 20231Feb 21, 20231
Nick HaganViolently legit: What Suspiria (2018) and The Departed (2006) teach us about gender and powerIn Martin Scorsese’s The Departed (2006), men unconsciously, relentlessly, seek legitimacy.Dec 9, 2022Dec 9, 2022
Nick HaganThe artistry of avoidance: Reading The Great Beauty (2013) with a little help from psychoanalysisWhat is The Great Beauty that Jep Gambardella, the protagonist of Paolo Sorrentino’s eponymous 2013 film, seems to have lost?Nov 29, 2022Nov 29, 2022
Nick HaganinAn Injustice!Cry or Die: The Queen’s Death and Conformity in Modern BritainWe need to puncture the fog of silence and drag our attention back to other, less convenient memoriesSep 20, 20221Sep 20, 20221
Nick HaganinAn Injustice!The Real Victim isn’t Amber Heard. It’s youThis media circus has made useful idiots of us all — and raises worrying questions about our attitudes to personal freedom.Jun 4, 20224Jun 4, 20224
Nick HaganDivine kings or postmodern puppets? Reading Nirvana and NFTs with Jean Baudrillard and Mark FisherIt’s October 1991. A photographer goes to see an up-and-coming band called Nirvana play in Philadelphia, just days after the release of…Apr 19, 2022Apr 19, 2022