Phoebe Walker explores Emilia Clarke‘s recent remarks about filming nude scenes for ‘Game of Thrones‘ and highlights the disappointing treatment actresses still frequently receive.
Lord Sugar, You’re Fired! Why The Apprentice Should Be Cancelled
Arts and Culture editor Delphie Bond examines the BBC’s The Apprentice and its underlying racist and sexist prejudices.
Leeds International Film Festival 2019 Roundup
The Arts and Cultures writers give a run down of their top picks from Leeds International Film Festival 2019
Book Review: Olive, Again
What a joy it was to spend more time with Olive Kitteridge, still as wry and brutally honest as ever. ‘Olive, Again’ reunites us with the blunt, yet deeply loveable Olive Kitteridge as she grows […]
LIFF Film Review: The Lighthouse
Sabrina Martins reviews Robert Egger’s latest folklore horror film, ‘The Lighthouse’
Viral X-Factor Contestant Ariel Burdett Found Dead in her Leeds Home
Ariel Burdett, whose X-Factor audition went viral online, has been found dead in her home in Leeds from a wound to the neck, an inquest has found. The body of the infamous ‘holistic vocal coach’ […]
Book Review: ‘Mine’ by Emily Merrill.
I don’t know where to start in reviewing ‘Mine’ by Emily Merrill. Tragic. Heart breaking. Gripping. Unapologetically beautiful. ‘Mine’ encapsulates themes from abuse, trauma, friendship and ambition in a neat 378 pages. I was all […]
Seven Worlds, One Planet: Endangered Earth
It is without a shadow of a doubt that our natural world is deteriorating at unspeakable speeds only comparable to the mass annihilations found in the Cretaceous period. Climate change, habitat loss and resulting encroachment […]
LIFF Review: Jojo Rabbit
Taika Waititi’s self-proclaimed “anti-hate satire” delivers on its promises, a comedic, satirical war drama, that delivers a thought-provoking, and surprisingly deep and emotive cinematic narrative. There were many laughs and even a few unexpected tears […]
Trailer Review: The Rise of Skywalker.
October 21st would have marked the late Carrie Fisher’s 63rd birthday, so there was no better way to celebrate than for Lucasfilm to release the final trailer for The Rise of Skywalker, the epic conclusion […]
Penguin just got sexier, as did every other male villain in film.
Colin Farrell is the latest in the spate of actors slated to join the 2021 Matt Reeves adaption of The Batman. Speaking on a Television Critics Association panel, Reeves, noted for directing Cloverfield and the […]
Reasons to Stay Alive: A Triumph in Bringing to Life a Story About Near Death
Part autobiography/part self-help book, Matt Haig’s Reasons to Stay Alive discloses the author’s journey with depression and roads to recovery. Sarah Mortimore reviews the play and catches up with Janet Etuk, who plays Andrea, Matt’s […]