Chronicling his experiences in the Spanish Civil War, Homage to Catalonia is one of George Orwell’s lesser discussed or written about works. It is for me, though, arguably the most interesting. This ...

His ability to craft haunting, gothic atmospheres with archetypal imagery aligned perfectly with the spirit of the original. The 1922 film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror emerged as a solution to a ...

Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was a French polymath – poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist, and critic. A central figure in the surrealist, avant-garde, and Dadaist ...

Recently, I watched Midsommar, and I am still grappling with the lingering unease it has left me with, a disquiet that feels almost impossible to shake. The film’s haunting imagery and relentless ...

Rob Reiner’s When Harry Met Sally (1989) is more than just a romantic comedy; it’s a cultural touchstone that delves deeply into the psychology of relationships. This film transcends its romantic ...

In Dead Poets Society (1989), director Peter Weir and writer Tom Schulman explore the restrictive gender expectations placed on young men, particularly within the walls of Welton Academy, a ...

Ridley Scott is the director behind many classic films such as Alien (1979), Thelma and Louise (1991) and of course Gladiator (2000). Yet, over recent years his latest projects notably seem to be ...

Fake vegetarianism, John Prescott, a fishing trip and a chicken bhuna, lamb bhuna, prawn bhuna, mushroom rice, bag of chips, keema naan and nine poppadoms. Created by James Corden and Ruth Jones, who ...

Moana made waves across the globe with its initial release in 2016. Now, with this second instalment, the waves are rising once again. Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson reprise their roles ...

In recent weeks, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Health Secretary Wes Streeting have divided opinions about proposed plans to roll out weight loss drugs to the unemployed to enable a faster return ...