Lotus Evija Fittipaldi celebrates 50 years of ‘greatest ever F1 car’ November 4, 2022 The new Evija Fittipaldi electric hypercar pays tribute to the Lotus 72, driven to victory by Emerson Fittipaldi in the 1972 F1 season.
Lamborghini Huracan Tecnica review: Like a hurricane November 4, 2022 The new Lamborghini Huracan Tecnica starts with the track-focused STO, then dials it down for the road. But all things are relative...
The Good Nurse review: Jessica Chastain stars in taut and gripping thriller November 4, 2022 Two Oscar winners go head-to-head in a dark and disturbing story inspired by true events. Jessica Chastain stars as Amy, an overworked nurse suffering from a debilitating illness that puts her in financial peril. She thinks she finds the perfect ally in Charlie (Eddie Redmayne), a new hire who helps with the workload, meds, and [...]
Louis Armstrong’s Black and Blues review: Beauty in complication November 4, 2022 A lot of recent documentaries have been built around the discovery of archive recordings of legendary stars, hoping that the first-hand perspective will make old subjects feel new. For Apple’s new documentary Louis Armstrong’s Black and Blues, the voice of a jazz icon is just part of a fascinating deep dive. Sacha Jenkins, who won [...]
Call Jane film review: An essential education, but this film plods along November 4, 2022 In new abortion drama Call Jane, one female character ends up pregnant because she believes men can’t pull out once they’ve started having penetrative sex. Another didn’t know that standing up having sex could lead to pregnancy. Call Jane is stuffed with revealing moments about the discrimination women who needed abortions faced in the middle [...]
Reasons You Should(n’t) Love Me’s Amy Trigg on self love, laughter and disabled representation November 4, 2022 This interview is part of our The Lowdown interview series. This time, we speak to Amy Trigg, the first wheelchair user to graduate from a performance course at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, about her one-woman show. WHAT’S THE LOWDOWN ON YOUR ONE-WOMAN SHOW? The show is about love in all different forms. Self love, platonic [...]
Triangle of Sadness review: Utterly bonkers satire is one of the best films of the year November 4, 2022 Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund is one of the breakthrough modern satirists. Force Majeure, a black comedy released in 2014, quickly became a cult hit, and new film Triangle of Sadness confirms the 48-year-old as a director who doesn’t give a shit about the rules. It is ridiculous, hilarious and utterly vulgar. Arriving hot on the [...]
Living film review: Bill Nighy is majestic in poetically crafted ode to life November 4, 2022 If culturally we’re still clinging onto Bill Nighy as zany pirate radio presenter Billy Mack in Love Actually, then this film will help further establish him as a worthwhile actor in his own right. It follows 2018’s Sometimes Always Never, an underrated drama in which Nighy also shone. Living is a stylish rumination on old [...]
England finally have their axis, but Ireland and France the ones to watch November 4, 2022 Here it is – the day has finally arrived: England are set to field a 10,12,13 axis against Argentina on Sunday of Marcus Smith, Owen Farrell and Manu Tuilagi. This is the kind of backline team sheet we thought we’d see early on in Jones’ tenure – albeit a different No10 would have been in [...]
England must win T20 match, but even that might not be enough November 4, 2022 They’ve only lost once so far in the Super12 stage but Matthew Mott’s first T20 World Cup as England limited-overs cricket coach could end with his side being dumped out before the semi-finals should they stumble tomorrow against former coach Chris Silverwood’s Sri Lanka. Wins against Afghanistan and, most recently, New Zealand have handed them [...]