‘Bigmouth Strikes Again’ – Why I can’t keep apologising for Morrissey’s racism
“I hate sexual situations that are forced on someone. But in many cases one looks at the circumstances and thinks…
Barrafina
Barrafina is a highly sought after, no reservations Spanish tapas restaurant down a quaint street just off the Strand. With…
“Moonlight is a Beautiful Ode to Beauty and Suffering”
This article originally appeared in the Beaver issue of Tuesday January 10, 2017. Barry Jenkins’ Oscars contender, adapted from…
The culturally ignorant “Pitch Perfect 3” proves aca-lutely terrible
As soon as the Universal Studios vanity card showed up – the jingle was performed a capella, you see –…
“Molly’s Game” lets a virtuoso screenwriter hold a camera, to generally good effect
Every Aaron Sorkin-written movie these days seems to open with a sizeable, choppy sequence where the narcissistic-genius protagonist displays their…
Top Ten Films of 2017
“Dunkirk” (wri-dir. Christopher Nolan) Christopher Nolan’s World War Two epic fulfilled its lofty expectations when it debuted in July, the…
An Unoriginality Complex
Hollywood has been adapting literature for the screen for over one hundred years, and has produced many renowned films, such…
Death of a Ladies’ Man
We went to Leonard Cohen’s grave on Thursday. It wasn’t yet a year since he had passed, but I don’t…
Conceptual Art in St Paul’s Cathedral
Every time I’ve walked past St Paul’s Cathedral, I’ve wanted to go in, but it was too late, or I…
The Problem With Apu: when representation becomes problematic
In a time when Aziz Ansari, Riz Ahmed and Mindy Kaling are making huge strides for South Asian representation, we…
