2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen, and this anniversary has reignited interest in her life and work across all formats. Beyond commemorative editions and literary events,...
Cinema, 50 years ago, taught movie audiences to be afraid of sharks. Friday, June 20, marks the 50th anniversary of the debut of Steven Spielberg's “great sea chase episode” Jaws. Released in...
This month over at Five Books For we’ve been talking about books that explore the breadth and complexity of women’s experiences and relationships. Some are funny, some are dark and some are...
Stanley Kubrick called All That Jazz “the best film I think I’ve ever seen” and on first viewing it’s hard not to get swept away with the tumultuous bombast of Bob Fosse’s...
When it comes to true crime stories on Netflix, recent additions of Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders and A Deadly American Marriage both stood out to me recently, because they did something that few...
Lena Ferriday, King's College London Moth Winn was diagnosed with a terminal illness at the age of 53 and in the same week he and his wife, Raynor, lost their home. As the bailiffs arrived, the...
Even if you’re not familiar with the experimental art/music groups Throbbing Gristle or Psychic TV, the synopsis for David Charles Rodrigues’s S/He is Still Her/e - The Official Genesis P-Orridge...
What if the most horrifying day of your life turns out to also be the best day of your life? Of all of the ideas that Ryan Coogler’s brilliant Sinners touches on - and trust me, there are a lot of...
Few sci-fi stories feel more relevant today than Ready Player One. Ernest Cline’s nostalgia-drenched novel and Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster adaptation of it offer a vivid vision of a...
The International Day of Families, celebrated annually on May 15, is a day designated by the United Nations to raise awareness of the role of families in society and promote understanding of global...
