Do you remember being fifteen? Awful, wasn’t it? MT’s production of Spring Awakening revisits all the feelings of that turbulent time – confusion, boredom, anger, fear, and of course, the all-encompassing sexual frustration. Based on […]
Trumbo: Hollywood’s not so Golden Age
Hollywood in the 1940s. Cinema’s golden age. It was the time of such famous film folk as Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, and Orson Welles. However, it was also the period of the infamous Hollywood Blacklist, a […]
Utter overindulgence at Burt & Nelly
When it comes to Burt & Nelly the first big decision is whether to go for a savoury or sweet pizza, or both. Overeating caution: if, like me, your eyes are bigger than your belly […]
Ghostbusters: Calling Hollywood out
The first trailer for Paul Feig’s all-female Ghostbusters arrived last week, and was seemingly met by a wave of derision from fans of the original. They were shocked that this new take on the story […]
Zoolander 2: Fails to be more than really, really, ridiculously, good-looking
Fifteen years after the release of the original film in 2001, Derek Zoolander is back, and Ben Stiller follows the formula that made the first Zoolander a critical success. However, in trying too hard to […]
Janis: Little Girl Blue – A worthy climax to a year of bio-docs
We’ve had a year filled with monumental bio-docs on some of the most legendary singers including: Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck; What Happened, Miss Simone; and the Academy Award Winning Amy. Now this great year for music […]
Murder: The evolution of crime drama and the femme fatale
In a world where ITV churns out crime thrillers like they’re going out of fashion, it’s refreshing to watch a brilliant piece of British drama that turns the genre on its head. The name and […]
Grantchester: Nothing more than James Norton in tight swimming trunks
After a successful start to the second series of Happy Valley this month, James Norton’s gorgeous physique graced our screens again on Wednesday for the return of 1950’s set drama, Grantchester. Following a promising opening […]
Louise Rennison: How teen books teach you to be yourself
The sad passing of ‘Queen of Teen’ Louise Rennison, author of Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging, got me thinking about the importance of these types of teen books when you’re trying to carve a path […]
Serena: Herald of the point-and-click renaissance
Was it a good idea to play Serena at midnight, after three glasses of wine, in a darkened room? Probably not. Even though Serena lasted only forty-five minutes in the same darkened, dusty cabin, I […]
Making Waves: Feminists in Fashion
Petra Collins Feminist fashion photographer Petra Collins has been making some serious waves in the industry of late with her dreamily lit, rose tinted view into girlish femininity. Collins has shot for the likes of Wonderland, Vogue, Calvin […]
Why The Oscars Spoke Volumes
Google ‘Oscars 2016’ and far from being faced with ‘excellence in the field of film’, you are instead inundated with crass headlines; ‘Worst Dressed Women’, ‘Fashion Faux Pas’, ‘Style Misses’. The way that mainstream media […]