January 2020 – Starting the year with a bang!
The best of January films, tv shows, theatre productions, albums, and books to suit all tastes FILM To start the…
13 Reasons Why: just no.
A note to the show: I understand that a lot of teenage dramas hinge on how undependable the adult world…
Best TV show: Fleabag: the heroine we need but don’t deserve
If the vision of Phoebe Waller-Bridge holding all her Emmys isn’t indication enough that she’s an absolute genius, watch Fleabag.…
The Crown Season 3: Helena-Bonham Carter is the true jewel in The Crown ★★★★
Ah, the monarchy. Whether you love it, hate it, or just think it’s weird that it still exists, both real…
Modern Love – touching love stories that lack a realist bite ★★★★
Modern Love, the popular New York Times column has been making readers laugh, cry, and cringe for fifteen years as…
Seven Worlds, One Planet – Attenborough’s most harrowing and astonishing documentary yet ★★★★★
Attenborough’s nature documentaries always establish a benchmark for all that follow. His latest, Seven Worlds, One Planet, is no different.…
Living with Yourself – thank you, next. ★★
Netflix does television insanely well. Anyone who has asked me about Sex Education or The End of the F****** World…
The War of the Worlds – a long overdue British adaptation ★★★★
The first British TV adaptation of H.G. Wells’ acclaimed novel The War of the Worlds is set to be released…
End of the F***ing World – with a bang, not a whimper ★★★★
It’s not enough to say that being a teenager is awful and end the conversation there. Charlie Covell, creator of…
Strong is the new beautiful
A shift in women’s representation in the Gulf media As a Saudi woman interested in media and gender studies, when…