Steven Soderbergh’s latest effort, Black Bag (2025) is something of a throwback. It’s an original story (read: not part of some comic book franchise) and though it is genre, it’s neither horror...
The big screen has always been a great medium for depicting mothers in all their beauty and intensity. To be fair, Hollywood has never been shy about praising mothers, and some of the most iconic...
As journalists, when we review a film, a book, food, or anything else, we have to write the review for the reader, removing any thoughts we have about the feelings of those who created it. Our...
With Warfare their companion piece to last year’s best film Civil War, directors Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza have delivered something far more brutal and necessary than another war movie — they...
Dance is one of the earliest and oldest known forms of entertainment and is a wonderful community activity. Best of all, everyone can enjoy it, regardless of their rhythm or natural aptitude. Since...
When it comes to legendary love stories, surely Romeo and Juliet reigns supreme - or does it? My husband insists it’s not a love story at all, just a very stylish tragedy. But regardless of how you...
There’s something uniquely unsettling about the idea of being disposable. Not just in a philosophical sense — we all feel replaceable sometimes — but in a literal, zero-hour,...
Ah, the phenomenon of the Weight Watchers mum. This is something I’ve talked about with a few friends. It’s a common experience that when we were teenagers, our mothers were obsessed with Weight...
When Murder on the Orient Express was first published in 1934, it caused quite a stir amongst critics. Its ingenious twist ending (no spoilers here!) challenged conventional mystery tropes and...
It's hard to believe, but this March 2025 marks the 60th anniversary of the release of The Sound of Music, Robert Wise's iconic musical that catapulted Julie Andrews to the list of film legends and...
