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'The Holdovers' Review: A Melancholic Comedy With Acting Excellence And Nostalgic Charm
Alexander Payne’s melancholy comedy The Holdovers draws us into the world of three misfits, a cynical teacher (Paul Giamatti), an unruly...
Emily Black
Mar 2, 20244 min read


‘Bottoms’ Review: The Queer Revival Of The Teen Sex Comedy
Like any sane film fan who watched Shiva Baby at the start of the decade, I couldn’t wait to see what director Emma Seligman and star...
Alice Bailey
Dec 21, 20235 min read


An Evening With Ed Gamble: Comedy and Hunger at LONDON LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2023
Photo by Pal Hanson, Courtesy of Southbank Centre “I think that might be the first time that someone’s started a question at the London...
Dan Ramos Lay
Nov 10, 20236 min read


A Slice of Fried Gold - Nick Frost and Simon Pegg at LONDON LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2023
Photo by Pete Woodhead, Courtesy of Southbank Centre When talking about his new book A Slice of Fried Gold, Nick Frost giggles like a...
Barney Nuttall
Nov 10, 20233 min read


'Off Menu: Live' Review: A Bittersweet Performance
It has the ingredients for success but falls short in matching the captivating style of their weekly podcast episodes.
Millie Brownhill
Oct 19, 20234 min read


Artistry and Selfhood at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
There is a tradition on the last night of every Edinburgh Fringe Festival in which anyone brave, stupid, or drunk enough will hike up Arthur
Noelle C. Sacher
Oct 9, 20235 min read


‘El Conde’ Review: Amusing Vampire Satire Flies Too Close To The Sun
The central idea posed by El Conde (2023), the latest work by Chilean director Pablo LarraÃn, reads almost like an insane conspiracy...
David Sheldon
Sep 30, 20234 min read


The Joys of the Rewatch: It Suddenly Hit Me How Good This Second Viewing Is
As I watch Rajkumar Hirani’s 3 Idiots for the second time, I find myself somewhat disappointed in the mid-film reveal; I know what will...
Alex Alcock
Apr 15, 20234 min read


Asobi Asobase Review: Cute Girls Doing Not-So-Cute Things
When the genre of anime comes to mind, particularly in terms of women, the images are hardly flattering. It is a genre well known for...
Aniqah Ahmed
Mar 26, 20235 min read


My Favourite Film: 'Fight Back to School'
Credit: Orange Sky Golden Harvest Fight Back to School is completely nonsensical, cliché and ridiculous in both its plot and execution....
Lydia Leung
Mar 9, 20233 min read
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