• Challenges Still Faced By Hollywood’s Budding Black Actors In The Film Industry Today

    Jerome Gerada In recent times, Hollywood has become somewhat of a harbour for negativity, receiving relentless bouts of media-driven criticism – often in the form of hashtag-headed campaigns that sprawl from Twitter to television news in a matter of days. Perhaps it was famously convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein...
  • Met Gala 2019: The Best Dressed

    Monday night saw what many consider the best night in fashion: the annual Met Gala. Hosted at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, the event aims to raise money for New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. This year’s theme was titled “Camp: Notes on Fashion”,...
  • Look Out For… March

    As another month goes by, another Oscar ceremony comes to a close – and it’s safe to say that I have watched Olivia Colman’s acceptance speech a total of 27 times. But anyway, whether you’re sick of films or not, March is chock-a-block full of them. If you miss...
  • Look Out For… February

    February may be the shortest month, but we’re certainly not short of great film releases. Denzel Washington and Daniel Day-Lewis give Oscar-nominated performances as a shy lawyer in Roman J. Israel, Esq. and an obsessive 1950s dressmaker in Phantom Thread, respectively. Of course, if awards-bait isn’t your thing, Helen...
  • Red Carpet Ready: Best Dressed – The Met Gala 2017

    For the rich and famous, Monday was not just May Day but the most style-orientated event of the year – The Met Gala. The theme of this year’s event was esteemed Japanese fashion label Comme des Garcons. Comme des Garcons, which was founded by Rei Kawakubo, has become well-known...
  • Film Review – The Jungle Book

    Back in 1960s, Disney’s animations seemed to be able to do no wrong. Fresh off Disney’s 50s golden age, the company entered a new decade strong, with timeless features, including 101 Dalmatians, Sword in the Stone and last but certainly not least The Jungle Book. The last Disney film...
  • Trailer Watch – The Jungle Book

    It has been 48 years since Disney’s animated version of The Jungle Book but now we’re finally returning to the jungle. As part of the reboot, there are a couple of changes. Firstly the devious snake Kaa is now voiced by Scarlett Johansson, a great choice for this role...