As a society we have been overexposed to scenes of brutality and desensitised by television. However, the ease of Eric Lomax’s narration makes the untold horrors of the Burma-Siam railway and the conditions and torture […]
Comment | Coming out is still important
For many young people coming out is the scariest thing they’ll ever have to do. Coming out to their parents, their friends, distant relatives, even course mates and colleagues, can be a genuine nightmare. One […]
TV | Salamander – We've had Borgen and The Killing, now Belgium gives us their best shot
Salamander is the new 12 part Belgian political conspiracy thriller taking the Saturday night BBC4 spot of crime fighting and justice. With the recent popularity of the Scandinavian dramas The Killing, The Bridge and Borgen, […]
TV | Mom – Even more predictable and formulaic comedy from Chuck Lorre
Subtlety has never been his strong point, but Chuck Lorre is even more predictable and formulaic in the new CBS/ITV2 comedy Mom. The show follows recovering alcoholic single mother Christy (Anna Faris), who is struggling […]
Film | Don Jon – Not even Scarlett Johansson can come between a man and his porn
photo: Relativity Media “His body, his pad, his ride, his family, his church, his boys, his girls and his porn”. Jon (Joseph Gordon Levitt) seems to have it all sorted, until stunning dime Barbara (Scarlett […]
Books | Cheat's guide to Fathers and Sons – A modern lesson in Russian Nihilism
Christmas is coming, and with it the usual familial inquisition of ‘what do you actually do at University?’ Fend them off with some high brow literature. This week: Russian Nihilism with Ivan Turgenev. Who? Yevgeney Bazarov: […]
Books | Cheat's guide to Pride and Prejudice – LSi read it so you don't have to
Trying to land a date with that stunning Lit student from the floor below? Dazzle them with your feigned intellectualism, gleaned from LSi’s Cheat Guide. This week: bonnets galore with Jane Austen. Who? Elizabeth Bennet The […]