Bangity Bang Pt. 2: Brent Faiyaz ★★★★
Life is funny sometimes: you spend a damn eternity picking out twenty songs for The Bang Playlist, and then Brent…
Things We Didn’t Talk About When I Was A Girl – Difficult to read – difficult to put down ★★★★★
In Things We Didn’t Talk About When I Was a Girl, Jeannie Vanasco achieves the extraordinary: She explores rape culture…
A very biased review of The Slow Rush –★★★★
Whether because of his uncanny resemblance to Jesus, or his penchant for penning some of the most exciting music of…
The Rise of Skywalker proves there is no right way to extend a franchise
There’s no ‘right’ way to extend a franchise with an established fan base, but after watching the final episode of…
Joker: A clown act you’re unlikely to forget
The origin story of Batman’s arch-enemy defies the usual conventions of a comic book adaptation. Laughing out loud would be…
Why did Parasite capture our societal imagination?
Lots of people are praising Bong Joon Ho’s film Parasite, and for good reason. Most critics talk about his depiction…
The Haystack: “We can’t find the needles, unless we collect the whole haystack.”
Written by: Amber Iglesia and Zehra Jafree Al Blyth’s debut play The Haystack at the Hampstead Theatre centres on two…
The Big Moon’s ‘Walking Like We Do’ – half-full glasses
As my last review of Bombay Bicycle Club (and if you’re lucky enough to know me, my entire music taste)…
March 2020 – films, TV shows, plays, albums, and books to look forward to
After a culturally poor February, you will be glad to hear that there is much more to look forward to…
Rick and Morty – Both promising and problematic ★★★★
By Francesca Liberatore Vaselli Animated sci-fi sitcom Rick and Morty has finally returned after a two-year gap – the longest…
