Succession’s Brian Cox lands ‘villainous’ role in new James Bond TV series April 24, 2023 Many of us are still reeling over the final series of Succession, but Brian Cox is already looking to the future: he will play a “villainous” character in an upcoming James Bond TV series. Amazon Prime Video has collaborated with EON Productions to launch 007’s Road to a Million, an unscripted series where contestants will [...]
Quiche is no Coronation dish – a corgi could have chosen better April 23, 2023 Oops, I’ve let my imagination gets the better of me. Deep in my subconscious mind, I’m desperately ravaging a Beef Wellington; my ever-sweet tooth eager to tuck into the final course of an imaginary feast and scoff the non-existent Peach Melba that doesn’t await me. Already I’m regretting the invented brunch of omelette Arnold Bennett [...]
Australian entertainer and Dame Edna star Barry Humphries dies at the age of 89 April 22, 2023 Australian entertainer Barry Humphries has died aged 89, a spokesman for the hospital where he was being treated has confirmed.
Audi Q8 E-tron review: Vorsprung durch voltage April 22, 2023 The Audi Q8 E-tron is an upmarket electric SUV that takes on the Mercedes-Benz EQC and Jaguar I-Pace. Should it be your next family car?
Sick of Myself film review: Self-obsession made into an artform April 21, 2023 Self-obsession is made into a literal artform in Sick of Myself, a new jet-black comedy from Norway. Kristine Kujath Thorp plays Signe, a shallow young woman who is jealous of her boyfriend Thomas’ (Eirik Sæther) sudden success as a modern artist. After a tragedy at work gains her the attention she craves, Signe puts her [...]
Evil Dead Rise review: A bloody brilliant reboot April 21, 2023 More than any other genre, horror creators tend to return to the blood-filled trough, picking at the carcasses of movies past and re-hashing them for new audiences. It’s the reason we’ve seen 13 Halloweens, 12 Friday the 13ths and nine A Nightmare On Elm Streets – but as each of these franchises proves, striking a [...]
A Clever Woman review: A small film that asks big questions April 21, 2023 The Isle of Wight is the unlikely setting for an emotional goodbye in independent British drama A Clever Woman. Josie Lawrence and Tanya Myers play Dot and Phoebe, sisters who are both performance artists and arriving at the house of their recently deceased mother. Charged with clearing the place, memories begin to flood the rooms, [...]
Missing: Storm Reid stars in chilling look at the power of internet April 21, 2023 As smart phones have become a predominant part of our lives, Hollywood has attempted to make screen time cinematic. A variation of the found footage style of the late 90s, films like 2014’s Unfriended and 2018’s Searching tell a story through laptop and phone screens. The trend continues with Missing, a standalone sequel to Searching, [...]
Are men embarrassed to eat Coronation quiche? April 20, 2023 As the King’s Coronation looms, and with it, it’s signature quiche, Adam Bloodworth admits he’s one of many men embarrassed to order the eggy flan Who eats quiche? The egg based tart has a dry image, seen these days as the preserve of grandparents, academics, and people who can’t be bothered to make lunch. It’s [...]
Innocence at ROH: School shooting opera is brutal but brilliant April 20, 2023 Opera, that most dramatic of art forms, has routinely attracted the most tragic of narratives. Torture, tyranny, poverty: there is an opera for every personal and political hardship, and now, with Kaija Saariaho’s Innocence, there’s an opera for the most modern of tragedies, a school shooting. Innocence begins at the wedding of Stela and Tuomas, [...]