Rhys Peregrine, Author at Bright Lights Film Journal

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Author: Rhys Peregrine

Rhys Peregrine is a PhD student at Cardiff University, writing his thesis on 1941's How Green Was My Valley and its reception in Wales. He is interested in movies and anything whatsoever they can tell us about society and culture.

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To Live and Die in LA (1985) and the Thrill-Seeking Wasteland of Reagan’s America

August 31, 2024

However, while other filmmakers got caught up in the heady, cocaine rush of the 1980s, Friedkin was harder to convince. When we dig a little deeper into his Los Angeles,[…]

African American · Animals · Drama · Hollywood · Surrealism

The Power of the Look: On Jordan Peele’s Nope

May 26, 2023

In this instance, the look is also a threat to those doing the looking. The act of seeing can be damaging not only to the target but also to the[…]

Author: Rhys Peregrine

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