Beneficial Shock #9
170 x 240 mm, 96 pages
Bristol, UK
Annual
First published in 2017
Editor: Gabriel Solomons
Art director: Philip Wrigglesworth
A film magazine that explores crucial elements of cinema often marginalised or overlooked, using an eclectic mix of illustration and visual documentation. Now in a slightly smaller format and sporting (for the first time) its masthead in colour, this is the Fun and Games Issue, dedicated to playful films and filmmakers.
As the cinephile board game on the cover suggests, much of this issue highlights the table top games featured in films, like mah jong in Wong Kar-Wei's classic In the Mood for Love or horror movies' obsession with cryptic boardgames like the Ouija board in The Exorcist. But other genres of games like sports, magic, cards and arcade games also get their due in this playful and play-filled issue.
On the Journal:
‘The arrival of a new magazine combining illustration and film inevitably draws comparison with indie hero Little White Lies. But with its launch edition just out, Beneficial Shock has immediately managed to set its own terms and agenda. This is not just another movie mag.’ READ MORE