Folklore and evermore – a journey into Taylor Swift’s new sound
Disclaimer: We hadn’t been paying attention to Taylor Swift’s music for years until folklore. Granted, Taylor Swift is an incredibly…
Fetch the Bolt Cutters ★★★★★
CW: sexual abuse I was introduced to Fiona Apple’s Fetch The Bolt Cutters in one of the opening weeks of…
Ammonite – Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet find love amongst Cornish rocks and fossils ★★★★
Ammonite follows the life of famous paleontologist Mary Anning (Kate Winslet). While she never married, in 1825 she met Charlotte…
Queen’s Gambit: Sex, Drugs, and Chess ★★★★
The pilot commences with protagonist Beth Harmon emerging soaked but fully clothed from a bathtub to the sound of banging…
Headie One – Edna – Different Vibe, Same Brilliance ★★★★
Drill is an acquired taste, but it is a joy for the initiated. There is an aggression and vitality in…
‘The Prime Ministers’: a nuanced reading of politics for a divided age ★★★★
Reading Steve Richards’ expert account featuring everything from Labour PM Harold Wilson to Boris Johnson brings forth the shocking revelation:…
Supernova – a sensitive heartbreaking journey ★★★★★
Believe me when I say I don’t think I’ve cried this much over a film in a very long time.…
Relic – a gripping horror on what happens when the haunted house is in your mind ★★★★
Horror is a difficult genre to execute. Horror for the sake of horror is the worst kind. However, Natalie Erika…
The Beaver’s Music Advent 2.0
It appears we are getting closer to ending this terrible year. Luckily, we’ll soon be headed home or, at the…
Mogul Mowgli – a promising insight into bi-cultural experiences ★★★
This year’s London Film Festival is being delivered virtually – and while it is not the same experience, the line…
