Laura Wade’s award-nominated play first debuted at the Royal Court a decade ago, but as George Marlin writes in his director’s note, “Posh is as relevant and topical in a post-Brexit Britain as it was […]
Review: Emma
It’s 1815, the grass is green, the land is lush, a furtive glance in the haberdashery, is love in the air? It certainly isn’t for Emma Woodhouse (Anya-Taylor Joy), the protagonist of the eponymous Austen […]
Review: Queen and Slim
I’m sure you’ve had some pretty dire Tinder dates in your life, but have they ever ended in an altercation with the police which left the officer dead and yourself at the centre of a […]
Review: Birds of Prey
When Suicide Squad made its debut in 2016, there were few things viewers actually liked about the film. One, however, was Margot Robbie’s portrayal of Harley Quinn, the Joker’s insane former-psychiatrist and girlfriend. A modern […]
Review: Junk Theatre’s The Dinner Party
As the audience filed into the Alec Clegg theatre they were confronted with a bleak view courtesy of writer and director George Manson. Dried leaves littered the stage floor, which had been transformed into a […]
Review: Next in Fashion
Next in Fashion is a new Netflix series which consists of 18 designers from across the globe; who battle it out to win $250,000 and their own collection featured on Net-A-Porter. Hosted by the fabulous […]
Review: Miss Americana
To call Taylor Swift a megastar is a severe understatement. The 30-year-old has broken records with her singing and songwriting success, a position that most of her fans wish they could be in. However, stardom […]
Review: Theatre Group’s Random Acts of Malice
An intense personal tragedy, Random Acts of Malice was made successful by its versatile actors who balanced a heavy, difficult script with their own compelling characterisation. “Four people in a room with a gun” is […]
Review: The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
The creators of Riverdale are at it again folks, between writing shirtless scenes for Archie Andrews and forcing Veronica to sing yet another Kidz Bop version of a timeless classic ( Elton John’s Saturday Night […]
Review: Parasite
It almost feels like an insult to attempt to contain Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite into one genre. Perhaps terming it a thriller would be the aptest classification, for it manages to thrill from start to finish. […]
SaNTINO @ Belgrave Music Hall
There’s something inevitably intriguing about an event you know very little about. There’s something even more intriguing about an event that doesn’t seem to quite know itself. The precursory advertisement for the SaNTINO event at […]
Austentatious: Emma’s out to judge the gentry!
Arts and Culture Editor Tanika Lane reviews the trailer for upcoming film Emma, following the antics of meddlesome busybody Emma Woodhouse.