Per Capita Media • 31st March 2025

Truman Capote’s ‘In Cold Blood’: An Autopsy of the True Crime Genre

Daisy Cox recounts her intriguing and remarkable experience reading 'In Cold Blood' by Truman Capote, the “inventor” of the modern non-fiction novel and New Journalism.

Per Capita Media • 28th March 2024

“It terrifies me, as an artist and movie lover”: Backlash as Indie Movie makes a Deal with the Artificial Intelligence “Devil”

Daisy Cox discusses the implications of AI generated images in light of the recent controversy surrounding Late Night with the Devil

Per Capita • 24th January 2024

The Holdovers (2023): A Slice-of-Life Story that Entertains and Tears Up in Equal Measure

“So beautifully sad, so very, very beautifully sad”, says Daisy Cox about “The Holdovers”, the 2023 slice-of-life coming-of-age film that entertains and tears up its audience in equal measure.

Per Capita • 10th December 2023

Saltburn: A Masterpiece Held Back By Its Class Politics

Daisy Cox reviews Saltburn, the 2023 thriller set to the background of extreme academic and societal privilege.

Per Capita • 30th September 2023

Modern Horror is Far Too Serious for its Own Good

Daisy Cox, reflecting on the re-release of 1987’s Hellraiser, laments the unselfaware seriousness of modern horror.

Varsity Online • 10th September 2023

The epidemic of OCD at Cambridge University

Varsity's article on OCD within Cambridge University, with illustrations by me.

Per Capita • 5th September 2023

Spare: A Swampland of Royal Intrigue and Unexamined Privilege

A review of Prince Harry's highly-controversial 2023 memoir, Spare.

Per Capita • 3rd September 2023

Death to the Multiverse

Daisy Cox argues sprawling universes should be used sparingly in Film & TV.

Varsity Online • 13th July 2023

Love letters to Cambridge theatre

Varsity’s article on love letters to Cambridge theatre, with illustrations by me.

Varsity Online • 28th June 2023

Recovering from an operation? Tough: the shocking truth behind Cambridge’s exams mitigations committee

Varsity's article on the EAMC, with illustrations by me.

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Reviews • 30th January 2023

Power, prestige, and the fall: a review of Tár

A review of Todd Field's epic Tár, on the tragedy of a public fall from grace in the high-pressure world of the arts

Varsity Online • 16th October 2022

Dear Aunt Maddy: It’s freshers’ week, I’ve blocked the toilet

An Ask Maddy advice column, with illustrations by me.

Varsity Online • 3rd October 2022

Back to School with Varsity Fashion

Varsity's autumn fashion article, with illustrations by me.

Varsity Online • 1st October 2022

Diary of a Cambridge Fashionista

Varsity's "Diary of a Cambridge Fashionista" article, with illustrations by me.

Varsity Online • 20th September 2022

Rewrite: Top Gun: Maverick 2022 fails to fly the flag on LGBT+ representation

Daisy Cox reflects on the recent Top Gun: Maverick and suggests that the film’s commitment to the ‘laddish’ tones of its original almost makes it a plane crash

Varsity Online • 5th September 2022

Style lessons from the screen: film and TV’s best dressed students

Varsity's film and TV fashion article, with illustrations by me.

Varsity Online • 4th September 2022

Nope: unanswered questions and ambiguous motifs makes this Jordan Peele’s best work to date

Jordan Peele showcases how tragedy is worsened by an over-analytical media circus

Photo by Nataliya Vaitkevich on Pexels

Reviews • 17th August 2022

Whimsy and washing-machines: Brian and Charles

A review of Brian and Charles, a wonderful new indie comedy that helps you feel a little more hopeful about the world

Varsity Online • 27th July 2022

Practical effects and variety are the key to successful body horror

After watching the 2022 re-release of the 1982 ‘The Thing’, Daisy Cox feels nostalgic for the horrifying success of practical effects and laments the overuse of CGI in modern horror

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Essays • 13th July 2022

Exploring the Moral Underbelly of Derren Brown

An essay analysing several of the infamous Derren Brown specials, and the broader moral implications of their existence

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Reviews • 13th July 2022

Marvellous multi-verses and enveloping emotion: Everything Everywhere All At Once

A review of Everything Everywhere All At Once; a beautifully complex multi-verse film that proudly wears its heart on its sleeve

Varsity Online • 5th May 2022

A fairytale of darkly epic proportions: The Northman

Daisy Cox suggests that Robert Eggers’ latest film is worth a trip to the cinema even if you’re not into period pieces

Cambridge Creatives • 17th February 2022

Tenet - A Double Take

Witness below a debate for the ages... Daisy Cox, classicist, takes on English student Angus Warburg as they give their contrasting takes on Christopher Nolan's "cinema-saving" film Tenet.