• The Glorious Return of GBBO!

    After a delayed start due to the Olympics, The Great British Bake Off has finally returned to our screens in all of its quaint countryside glory. Not much has changed from any of the previous seasons: Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood continue as judges (because if they didn’t, there...
  • “How Have You Never Seen…Toy Story 3?”

    (Warning: this article contains spoilers) Recently I found myself watching fully for the first time the Toy Story films as – although I could recall bits of them – I had never sat down and given them my full attention. Of course, as every self-respecting Pixar fan knows, this...
  • Let’s Art-Iculate #9: What makes Hamilton: An American Musical, such a triumph?

    Lin-Manuel Miranda (actor, composer and writer, amongst other things) is no stranger to success. His previous musical, In the Heights, won 4 Tony Awards (including Best Musical) out of its 13 nominations; he was just 19 when he wrote its first draft. However, all of that pales in comparison...
  • Trailer Watch – The Birth Of A Nation

    Since winning some of the top prizes at the Sundance Film Festival back in January, The Birth of a Nation has already been generating Oscar buzz – considering Nate Parker (who directs, produces, writes and stars) has been working on this film for seven years now, that must be...
  • Trailer Watch – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

    When the last film in the Harry Potter series was released almost half a decade ago, a generation of fans went in to mourning for the end of an era. However, five years later, with an upcoming play, script release and potential spin-off movie trilogy, it’s safe to say...
  • Trailer Watch – The Legend of Tarzan

    Since directing the final four films of the Harry Potter franchise, David Yates will be returning to the Wizarding World at the end of this year, with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. But before that, it look’s like we’ll have to suffer through The Legend of Tarzan...
  • Scrapbook – Best/Worst Mothers

    It’s Mothers’ Day, and what better way to spend it than delving into film’s extensive list of great – and not so great – mums. Whether they’re evil, delightful or just plain incompetent, there’s no doubting, the bond between mother and child is a unique one. Elastagirl/Helen Parr –...