Last week I went to see Cats, the movie. I fully expected to hate it, having forgotten the wonder the nerdy, musicals-obsessed 13 year old I once was felt years ago in the Bradford Alhambra. In fact,...
While 2019 was a crappy year for politics and the effects of climate change (among other things), it was an outstanding year for pop culture. If you had trouble navigating the firehose-like release...
So much television is produced nowadays it’s impossible to keep track of everything that comes out. Between the usual network and cable content and the ten thousand or so streaming services that...
With the frantic holiday season in full swing - not to mention a US presidential impeachment, a countdown to Brexit, and the end of liberal democracy as we know it (or so sayeth Twitter) - the final...
The reality of thousands of undocumented immigrants in the United States is reflected in the story of eight families in Netflix's new documentary, Living Undocumented. It tries to show that this is...
Danny McBride came back this season for another TV series he created for HBO in The Righteous Gemstones. After tackling the crazy politics of high school with Vice Principals, this time McBride and...
Durham Miners’ Gala is an annual event that has been held in Durham every year since 1871. It is a celebration of mining in the area and the associated trade unionism. Many people attend the “big...
Will Ferrell had a string of memorable comedies in the 2000s-2010s from the likes of Anchorman, Step Brothers and Talladega Nights. There are several other films you can probably list that he did in...
Not to flex or anything, but I’m old enough to remember when admitting to enjoying anime would get you banned on any continent. I’m also old enough to realize now, in retrospect, that the level...
Premiering at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, where it picked up the Award for Best Editing in a Documentary Feature Film, Davy Rothbart’s 17 Blocks is a compelling, two-decades-long look at...
