On December 17th 1989, The Simpsons first aired. Margaret Thatcher was still Prime Minister and the Berlin Wall had fallen only a few weeks earlier – the world was a different place. Weathering comments from […]
TV | Transparent a success for Amazon
Transparent, set in Los Angeles, focuses on a divorced transgendered father’s transition from Mort to Moira, and the lives of her three emerging adult children. We’re introduced to the oldest child, Sarah’s mundane family life, […]
Art | Light Night Leeds – Digital Narcassus is interactive, effortless and beautiful
Image: lightnightleeds.co.uk I’ve been a fan of dance ever since I was a little girl, admiring the elegance, the flaw, the whole beauty of a performer. When I heard of the Digital Narcissus performance showing […]
Theatre | A Streetcar Named Desire – Gillian Anderson portrays Blanche in all the right ways
Image: National Theatre Benedict Andrews recently brought Tennessee Williams’ ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ to the Young Vic theatre in London for what truly was the most brilliantly uncomfortable piece of theatre I have seen to […]
Film | Magic in the Moonlight – forgettable, unadventurous and fomulaic
Image: Perdido Productions For me, Magic in the Moonlight seems less a film and more a feature-length TV drama episode. I would like to assure you I am no expert on the Woody Allen film […]
Film | Pride – Never forgets the importance of the story it’s telling
Image: Calamity Films Britain’s history is a long one; full of a nationwide narcissism that has left all but 22 untouched by our desire to rule. Even now it can often feel like there’s little […]
TV | BBC 2 offers pure fun with Peaky Blinders
It’s difficult for me to get excited about anything to do with Birmingham. It’s the city that has burdened us with Jasper Carrott and Frank Skinner, the accent makes you want to bash your head […]
Film | Gone Girl – A simple premise that will leave you wriggling in your seat
Photo Credit: 20th Century Fox How well do you really know the person sleeping next to you? Do you know what they’ve done? Do you know what they’re capable of? More importantly…do you want to? These […]
Books | Cheat’s Guide to The Picture of Dorian Gray
An Oscar Wilde classic, which the 2009 film adaption simply does not do justice to. A must read full of wit, murder and mystery. Who? Dorian Gray – an impressionable young man, whose main asset […]
Film | Extended Interview with Hong Khaou, Director of Lilting
Photos: Curzon Cinemas In our extended interview, Melissa Baksh speaks with film director Hong Khaou ahead of the release of his debut feature Lilting, which explores displacement, loss and loneliness, and stars Ben Whishaw and […]
Books | There’s more to Yorkshire’s Literature than the Brontës
When asked about Yorkshire literature, Wuthering Heights will most likely be the first book that comes to mind. However, the wild and rugged Yorkshire moors have inspired many authors to put pen to paper, and […]
Film | Is Fox Right to Make ‘Deadpool’ PG-13?
Image: Marvel Studios For years, certain Marvel fans have been clamouring for a movie based on the character of Deadpool; a wisecracking, fourth-wall-aware, ultraviolent assassin. The idea for this project had been floating around since […]