Anya Taylor-Joy, Pretentiousness, and The Disney Machine
In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar earlier this month, Anya Taylor-Joy admitted to turning down a role in a Disney...
Flame
Seasonal Book Recommendations
When the weather turns cold, there’s nothing better than curling up on the sofa with a good book. So, these...
Five Staple Winter Warmers for the Festive Season
As I am sure we’ve all noticed, the days are getting shorter and the temperatures are really dropping. But, let’s...
Review: Aftersun
Imagine the way a window cracks before it breaks - slowly, and long after it has been dealt the blow...
Is ‘It Starts With Us’ the ‘lighter’ experience Colleen Hoover promised?
Colleen Hoover’s brand new novel It Starts with Us is here. In creating a sequel to her #1 New York...
Mary Beard delivers Alice Bacon Lecture
The annual Alice Bacon lecture, celebrating the achievements of inspiring women, resumed post-covid at the University of Leeds this autumn....
Leeds International Film Festival 2022 Roundup
This month I was lucky enough to get to see the plethora of films slated for LIFF (Leeds International Film...
Jerusalem Review – Boisterous, Colourful, Ennui Embodied
Trigger Warning: themes of paedophilia and sexual assault. Co-directors Lucy Yellow and Kate Matthews summon up a brilliant historic collective...
Frozen Planet II: a winter warmer
As the dark nights begin to draw in, I find myself as I do every year attempting to find a...
Review: Emily
In many ways, the eponymous Emily from Frances O’Connor’s recent film about the Wuthering Heights Brontё feels like a profoundly...