The 2017 West End Musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie has moved audiences and critics alike with its heart-warming and joyful capturing of Jamie’s illustrious life. Lucky us: it’s now headed for the big screen. Everybody’s Talking About Jamie stars Max Harwood as 16-year-old Jamie New, who has vivid dreams of becoming a drag queen. The […]Read More
Four years after his BAFTA win for short film Three Brothers, Aleem Khan returns to the London Film Festival with his debut feature, After Love, a stunning and compassionate drama, exploring love, loss, and forgiveness. After Love wastes no time throwing you in at the deep end. In the simple, but brilliantly executed opening scene, […]Read More
Black History Month will be seen differently by white audiences this year. The rallying cries from the Black community finally awakened white members of society not just in the US, but across the globe. With many from the white community standing in solidarity with their Black and minority neighbours, people are finally accepting and attempting […]Read More
Reusable menstrual products are becoming more and more popular and with good reason. Not only do they skip many of the health risks associated with disposable menstrual products but, because one reusable cup can last for years after a one-off payment of around £20, they’re better for both the environment and for your bank account. […]Read More
In part one of this two part feature we'll cover two pieces of motion gaming hardware and software that are pretty interesting and that may have been overlooked and forgotten about in the passage of time. They are WarioWare: Twisted! and Tony Hawk: Ride.Read More
Films are big business and while the spotlight is typically on the starring thespians, in some cases the cars have stolen the show and became the main attraction. In this feature, we look at two more of the most beloved and iconic vehicles to grace the big screen: the Bale era Batmobile from the epic […]Read More
It’s fair to say that the world’s a mess right now. I doubt anyone would argue with that statement, and I don’t need to tell you why. Perhaps that’s why, as society threatens to crash and burn around us, we need movies more than ever. Specifically, we need Bill & Ted Face the Music. The […]Read More
Amazon Prime Video has released a trailer for upcoming horror movie Evil Eye, produced by Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Jason Blum. Adapted by Madhuri Shekar’s audio play of the same name, Evil Eye examines themes of myth and reincarnation through an Indian-American lens. The cast stars Sarita Choudhury (Mississippi Masala, Jessica Jones), Sunita Mani (Mr. […]Read More
The filmmaker wrote that she is “f***ing exhausted.” The news that Ron Howard is making a film based on Chinese pianist Lang Lang’s memoir, Journey of a Thousand Miles, only broke a few days ago. However, since then the announcement has drawn a lot of criticism. Director Lulu Wang has notably spoken out against the decision, comparing […]Read More
After months of rollercoaster restrictions, live music venues are trialing a variety of methods to prevent closure. Sam Fender’s gig at the Newcastle Virgin Money Unity Arena on August 13th looked like a great start in the bid to return to live music. Over a month later, any thought of a gig in the Newcastle […]Read More
CONTENT WARNING: SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND EATING DISORDERS. Roxane Gay’s 2017 memoir Hunger, subtitled A Memoir Of (My) Body, presents itself as anexploration of Gay’s experiences as a morbidly obese person, but it is in fact so much more than that. In it she deals with all the facets of her identity that come with inhabiting […]Read More
Harry Styles and Lily James are in negotiations to star in Amazon Studios’ forthcoming adaptation of Bethan Roberts’ novel My Policeman, Deadline reported on Friday. My Policeman will be directed by Michael Grandage, with an adapted screenplay written by Ron Nyswaner. The screenwriter was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his […]Read More
Where do we start with the modern classic The Artist? The year is 1927. George Valentin is a major movie star in the silent movie era, a time when there is no audible dialogue in cinema, with dialogue present being instead in inter-titles to say what is being said. Another common feature is having a […]Read More
Title: Sorry I’m Late I Didn’t Want To Come Author: Jessica Pan What I Think So Far: To most, the idea of performing stand-up comedy or travelling solo is probably a scary prospect. To introverts, this is what the most terrifying of nightmares are made of. Jessica Pan’s book Sorry I’m Late I Didn’t Want […]Read More
Ten Thousand Fists was the third studio album released on 20 September 2005 by American heavy metal band, Disturbed. This energetic and powerful band burst onto the scene in 2000 with their debut album The Sickness, which won them well-deserved recognition and landed them at number 20 on the Billboard 200 chart. Upon the release […]Read More
