Horror meets romance in Bones and All
As already proven by Call Me By Your Name and Suspiria (2018), Luca Guadagnino is the master of mingling scenes...
Arts and Culture
Is ‘It Starts With Us’ the ‘lighter’ experience Colleen Hoover promised?
Colleen Hoover’s brand new novel It Starts with Us is here. In creating a sequel to her #1 New York...
Mary Beard delivers Alice Bacon Lecture
The annual Alice Bacon lecture, celebrating the achievements of inspiring women, resumed post-covid at the University of Leeds this autumn....
Leeds International Film Festival 2022 Roundup
This month I was lucky enough to get to see the plethora of films slated for LIFF (Leeds International Film...
Jerusalem Review – Boisterous, Colourful, Ennui Embodied
Trigger Warning: themes of paedophilia and sexual assault. Co-directors Lucy Yellow and Kate Matthews summon up a brilliant historic collective...
Frozen Planet II: a winter warmer
As the dark nights begin to draw in, I find myself as I do every year attempting to find a...
Review: Emily
In many ways, the eponymous Emily from Frances O’Connor’s recent film about the Wuthering Heights Brontё feels like a profoundly...
Review: The Banshees of Inisherin
The Banshees of Inisherin is the must-watch film of the year. Martin McDonagh reunites with Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell...
Just Stop Oil: Eco-Warriors or Artists of Destruction?
Van Gogh’s sunflowers smeared with soup, King Charles III’s waxwork covered in cake. It seems that climate activist group Just...
Martin Scorsese Hits Back at the Film Industry’s Obsession with Money
Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese has made no secret of his thoughts on recent trends in the film industry. As one...
