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From Fleabag to Vladimir: why has breaking the fourth wall has become so common?

The fourth wall break is a 100-year-old screen staple – and film and TV creators can’t seem to get enough.

21.04.2026 10

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Alex Munt

‘Dark Academia’ romanticises a gothic higher education aesthetic. The modern institution is ethically closer to grey

Sorry, Baby and After the Hunt have put graduate research – and its ethical grey areas – on the screen.

27.10.2025 10

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Alex Munt