Retrospectives

What They Wore While Falling Apart: The Costume Language of Requiem for a Dream

From Sara Goldfarb’s red dress to Harry’s tracksuit and Marion’s black dresses, the costumes in Requiem for a Dream are never just clothes. This visual retrospective unpicks how colour, fabric and fit chart aspiration, addiction and decay — with a side glance at UK charity-shop style.

Nov 8, 2026

Coney Island Fog, Council-Estate Rain: Britain's Homegrown Requiem Tradition

Aronofsky's Coney Island nightmare has a distinctly British cousin: a run of homegrown films that treat addiction, obsession and self-destruction as everyday weather. From Edinburgh schemers to Midlands revenge merchants, these five UK films share Requiem's bruised DNA without ever copying its style.

Nov 8, 2026