Author: Imogen Sabey

One ‘J Marshall’ wrote to the university saying, “In view of the events of last week, I suggest you institute a chair in thuggery. It would appear that a large number of your students would have no difficulty in passing with first class honours”.

The scenes stretched across centuries and continents, covering sock-puppets, therapy sessions with sentient pillows, Shark Tank, Dad-themed cafes, Big Tobacco, rap battles, sock-munching gnomes and armed robbery committed by Winnie the Pooh (“Don’t make Tigger pull the twigger!”). 

The secret to success for a K-Pop idol is no secret at all. Ruled by discipline, which tends to come in the form of rigid contracts, the career is famous for its competitiveness and glamour.

Marguerite’s Theorem has clear ambitions: it wants to be a feminist film about a strong, brilliant young woman who pursues her dreams and changes the world. However, it feels more like a film about a miserable egomaniac, whose obsessive and irreverent view of the world blinds her to the goodness in other people.