Fresh magic gets cast by Daniel Radcliffe December 8, 2013 FILM KILL YOUR DARLINGS Cert 12A | By Alex Dymoke Four Stars KILL Your Darlings revels in the cliché-saturated aesthetic of the Beats – think fusty professors, impromptu poetry recitations and furious typewriting in smoke-fugged Columbia dorm rooms – but admirably avoids hero-worship. Allen Ginsberg (Daniel Radcliffe), Jack Kerouac and co are presented not as [...]
A respectable remake still beaten by the original December 8, 2013 FILM OLDBOY Cert 18 | By Simon Thomson Three Stars IT’S COMMONLY assumed American audiences can’t handle foreign films. As a result, whenever you get a successful foreign film, somewhere in Southern California a producer will be asking whether it could translate into a Hollywood movie; this is the only reason Spike Lee’s 2013 remake [...]
Spectacle but no Disney sparkle December 8, 2013 FILM FROZEN Cert PG | By Melissa York Two Stars IT’S ABOUT time Disney set a film in Scandinavia – and what better time to do it than Christmas? Frozen is very loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen; thankfully, there are no children running around with shards of troll mirror glass in [...]
A journey into the colourless void of Midwest America December 8, 2013 FILM NEBRASKA Cert 15 | By Steve Dinneen Three Stars ALEXANDER Payne’s last three films – About Schmidt, Sideways and Descendants – have been bittersweet explorations of disappointment; a glimpse at the places we could all end up if life doesn’t go our way. Nebraska, his latest Oscar-baiting, black and white opus continues the theme, [...]
Festive formal wear suits you December 4, 2013 Get suited up for the Christmas party season in one of these dinner jackets Etro Embossed Velvet Jacket £925, harrods.com Take paisley a step further by embossing it onto your dinner jacket. With a satin trim and a printed silk lining, this jacket is sure to liven up any suit this party season. Ami Tuxedo [...]
Gifts for him December 3, 2013 Your guide to what to buy the men in your life this Christmas check out our “gifts for her” guide next week ◆ Technology ◆ Accessories ◆ Drinks ◆ Toys ◆ Food Tech the halls… Our selection of the very best gadgets on sale this Christmas Garmin windshield projecting sat-nav £129.99 garmin.com Bowers & Wilkins [...]
Eat, drink and be merry December 3, 2013 Perfect boozy gifts for the man who wants to unwind in style Bombay Sapphire £29.99 including personalised engraving available at Selfridges on the 10 and 11 December. bombaysapphire.com Mount Gay Rum Old Cask Selection £112.96 thedrinkshop.com Whisky stones ice cube alternatives £15.98 amazon.co.uk Mason Shaker cocktail kit £170 masonshaker.com Crystal Head Vodka £62.50 harveynichols.com Elephant [...]
Awesome accessories December 3, 2013 Forget socks with Santa on them – these will last long after the tree comes down Hawes & Curtis leather belt £44.50 hawesandcurtis.co.uk Theo Fennell Evil Eye cufflinks £7,700 theofennell.com Linkson Jack bespoke ties From £90 linksonjack.com Wempe Zeitmeister World Time £1,625 wempe.com Alpaca Ski Socks £18 perilla.co.uk
Toys for big kids December 3, 2013 For the man who is still a child at heart London Underground Monopoly £29.99 ltmuseumshop.co.uk Vespa 946: Ricordo Italiano £7,740 vespa.com Battroborg fighting robots From £26, arena set £54.99 amazon.co.uk Robot Nutcracker £28 sciencemuseumshop.co.uk Marvel Now! Omnibus £46.50 amazon.co.uk
The City Fit Challenge is over – but who has claimed victory? December 2, 2013 It’s not over until the fat lady sings, but after our City Fit Challenge – in partnership with Danio, Danone’s high protein yogurt of substance – there’s not much fat to be seen. We asked three busy office workers who were keen to lose a few pounds to undertake the 5:2 diet, which involves restricting [...]