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Elliott Jones wrote a new post 5 years ago

As one of our generation’s most heralded directors, any film David Fincher attaches his name to is always a hot prospect. Since the major success of 2014’s Gone Girl, Fincher has mostly focused on TV for Net […]

Anastasia Koutsounia wrote a new post 5 years ago

Netflix’s holiday content is arguably a hit or miss one, often ending up too cheesy and predictable to enjoy even during a period as forgiving as Christmas. But every so often comes a hidden gem like Dash & Lily t […]

Ellen Leslie wrote a new post 5 years ago

The producers of Matilda the Musical have launched an open casting call for the role of Bruce Bogtrotter in the new screen adaptation of the show.

The new feature film is set to be directed by Matthew Warchus, […]

Chris Connor wrote a new post 5 years ago

The Assassin’s Creed series moved away from the European and the Middle Eastern setting which had served as the backbone of the original game to Revelations for the second main segment of the franchise beginning […]

Elizabeth Sorrell wrote a new post 5 years ago

Jeremy Kyle vs. Love Island?
The moment Steve Dymond’s suicide became public knowledge, ITV immediately axed The Jeremy Kyle Show. Dymond’s coroner stated that the show may have contributed to his mental state, […]

Lucy Isobel Clarke wrote a new post 5 years ago

It’s easy to split the British public into two camps: cat lovers or dog lovers; marmite loathers or likers; republicans or royalists. Wait until the day of a royal wedding – in one camp there’ll be an interview w […]

Madeleine Raine wrote a new post 5 years ago

Liverpool’s Royal Court have confirmed that their Christmas show can go ahead as planned, after the city was placed into the second tier of COVID-19 restrictions.

The Royal Court Selection Box will run until th […]

Beth Kirkbride wrote a new post 5 years ago

The alarm goes off at half-past six in the morning. Bombay Bicycle Club bassist and solo artist Ed Nash gets out of bed. He sees the sun come up, goes on a walk, has a coffee, perhaps some breakfast and then takes […]

Jack Oxford wrote a new post 5 years ago

In 2019, NME Award winner Loyle Carner released his sophomore album Not Waving, But Drowning to critical and commercial success, with the album peaking at #3 on the UK Charts. Now he’s released his first single o […]

Cora Dixon wrote a new post 5 years ago

Liam Gallagher and his new single ‘All You’re Dreaming Of’ capture the realisation that the challenges we face now and this year, will eventually fade.

On the sweet intimate piano number, Liam sings: “What are […]

Tom Baker wrote a new post 5 years ago

Over the last decade, the horror genre has moved further away from the surreal topics of vampires, werewolves and zombies, instead choosing to wrap its claws around reality: tearing off the facade of modern life […]

Hattie Fisk wrote a new post 5 years ago

Starbenders’ spellbinding single ‘Bitches Be Witches’ is a “celebration of the dark and different”. Accompanied by a gothic video, the hypnotic number is part of their Love Potions album and will leave you pleadi […]

Jaimie Kay wrote a new post 5 years ago

The Last of Us, the popular Playstation video game series, is coming to the small screen via HBO.

The show will be written and produced by Neil Druckmann, the writer of the first game, and Craig Mazin, the […]

Alice Sjöberg wrote a new post 5 years ago

In our post-#MeToo world, Safe Spaces does its best to create a story from the point of view of a naïve teacher defending himself from abuse accusations. But does this work?
The film, which is directed and […]

Madeleine Raine wrote a new post 5 years ago

Netflix has just released the trailer for its upcoming film, The Dig.
This Second World War period drama is set to star Lily James, Carey Mulligan, and Ralph Fiennes.

The Dig is a dramatized adaptation […]

Rebecca McAree wrote a new post 5 years ago

Happiest Season was described by one of its lead actors, Kristen Stewart, simply as “a gay Christmas film.” She’s not wrong. The mainstream film centers around a lesbian couple and its narrative features a comin […]

Emilia Butcher wrote a new post 5 years ago

After a strange year of uncertainty, Netflix gifted its viewers with new comedy-drama Teenage Bounty Hunters, only to snatch it away a month ago through a swift cancellation. Unfortunately, this will not come as a […]

Scott Bates wrote a new post 5 years ago

For anyone working or even interested in film in the UK, there are few resources as invaluable as the website of the British Board Of Film Classification. The BBFC are the people required to watch and assign age […]

Orla McAndrew wrote a new post 5 years ago

I should tell you that I’m completely obsessed with Rent…

I bought tickets to see Rent at the Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester on a whim. In all honesty, I just wanted to be in a theatre again. I was gutted f […]