Audrey documentary review – a cinematic Wikipedia entry November 25, 2020 If there’s one thing to take away from that unsettling 2014 chocolate bar advert, it’s that Audrey Hepburn remains a figure of fascination for millions. Thirty years on from her death, her image is still iconic in the world of cinema and fashion, with the famous image from Breakfast At Tiffany’s adorning walls around the [...]
Industry TV show: The City is the star performer in Gen Z spin on Wall Street November 25, 2020 New HBO series Industry, the first episodes of which are available on BBC 2, is a kind of This Life for the finance sector. It begins with what sounds like a mission statement: a graduate job candidate at a City bank tells his interviewer that he grew up “playing third fiddle” to two people – [...]
Lockdown weekend #4: How to stay sane in the age of Covid November 21, 2020 The end of lockdown is – hopefully – in sight, if not quite within touching distance. As we enter the fourth (!) weekend of lockdown 2, here are some ways to keep yourself entertained. After all, you know what the devil does with idle hands… Eat like a Roman emperor Whether you’re in the mood [...]
The Mandalorian season 2 episode 4 review: S2E4 feels like classic Star Wars November 20, 2020 *** SPOILERS AHEAD: If you haven’t watched the most recent episodes of The Mandalorian Season 2, look away now*** In last week’s chapter, The Heiress, we were introduced to new characters who are likely to play a big role in this season at some point. This week, we go back to a relatively self-contained adventure, [...]
Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula review – a zombie sequel with more bark than bite November 19, 2020 Train To Busan broke records around the world while bringing something new to the zombie craze. Four years later, the inevitable sequel arrives with grimly ironic timing for a world where infection rates and quarantine are now the norm. The reason for the ‘presents’ in the title is that it’s a sequel with little relation [...]
Rapper Lil Yachty launches his own crypto-currency November 18, 2020 Rap star Lil Yachty, a performer whose discography is filled with boasts about the size of his wealth, is to launch his own crypto-currency. The Oprah’s Bank Account and Yacht Club singer will issue the currency on Swiss platform Fyooz. Once live it will allow Lil Yachty fans to purchase “tokens” that can be used [...]
You Cannot Kill David Arquette documentary film review November 18, 2020 Remember David Arquette? He played the lovable cop in the Scream movies, the lovable brother in Never Been Kissed, and for a brief time was the not-so-lovable World Heavyweight Wrestling Champion. Whether you’re aware of that last credit or not is likely to determine how interested you are in this new documentary that follows his [...]
Hillbilly Elegy film review: Netflix Oscar-bait falls flat November 18, 2020 This awards season may see Netflix get its clearest run yet at the coveted Best Picture Oscar, with the streamer’s output thriving in the wake of cinemas shutting down. But while there are contenders in its catalogue, it’s doubtful Ron Howard’s new drama Hillbilly Elegy will give voters any trouble. Based on a memoir of [...]
The world’s top superyachts according to Boat International November 17, 2020 We could all do with a little razzle-dazzle in our lives right now, and the Boat International World Superyacht Awards has that in spaces. Featuring the finest ocean-faring vessels to grace the seven seas, the list is an unashamed celebration of some of the most expensive toys upon which the world’s super-rich can (quite literally) [...]
Evgeney Lebedev wine collection to go under the hammer November 17, 2020 Recently ennobled Evgeney Lebedev is selling part of his wine collection in an online auction. Lebedev, the politically connected socialite and son of a former KGB spy, whose elevation by Boris Johnson to the House of Lords drew accusations of cronyism earlier this year, built up a wine collection that demonstrates his love for rich and rare reds. It consists [...]