Robot Dream is a must-watch Oscar nominated animation movie March 21, 2024 Hand drawn animation has had a renaissance of late, with the success of the recent Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon and Oscar winner The Boy and The Heron. Robot Dreams, which was nominated in the same category as the Studio Ghibli hit, continues that trend with an absolute classic of the genre. Adapted from a [...]
The corporate intelligence industry needs to become more ethical and less like James Bond February 27, 2020 Recent news stories — such as the London Stock Exchange-listed company, Lekoil, falling victim to an allegedly fraudulent financing deal, the resignation of Credit Suisse’s chief executive after a spying scandal, and the news that Harvey Weinstein gathered information on potential witnesses against him — have all shone an uncomfortable light on the efficacy and [...]
Worst corporate jargon of the week: Mission April 25, 2024 Offender: Mission Every one of us has been an email chain which is borderline unintelligible for the amount of corporate lingo thrown in there. At City A.M., we’re taking a stand and calling out the worst jargon which travels around the City faster than you can drink an overpriced pint. This week: mission. What does [...]
New Netflix show scores rare 100 per cent Certified Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes April 12, 2023 Only a handful of shows have done it, but one new Netflix series has landed a rare 100 per cent Certified Fresh’ rating on review platform Rotten Tomatoes. It means critics and viewers think it’s one of the best shows out there at the moment, and it joins just a few dozen shows to have [...]
First the Sphere, now the Oceandiva boat: Another planned London attraction gets canned February 1, 2024 Oceandiva was set to launch on the Thames as a corporate events and party venue - but planning restrictions have forced it to leave the capital
9 Christmas events in London to book now, from Christmas markets to rooftop bars November 6, 2023 10 things to do this Christmas, from Christmas markets to rooftop bars and seasonal pop-ups
The Apprentice review: A recap of the new series of Lord Sugar’s show January 5, 2023 There is something unbearably heavy about the prospect of a new series of The Apprentice. Tuning in to see this nightmare unfold yet again is like watching a battered old walrus drag itself back up the same beach year after year, ungraceful, wheezing, a shadow of its former self, the light in its eyes dimming [...]
Three shocking moments from The Crown season 6 including Diana revelations November 16, 2023 The Crown season 6 contains the Diana death in Paris. Here are three shocking moments from the first episodes
Londoner Lashana Lynch nabs BAFTA nomination as award season nears February 1, 2022 James Bond star Lashana Lynch and “West Side Story” Golden Globe winner Ariana DeBose are among the nominees for the EE Rising Star Award at this year’s British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Awards. London-born Lynch was catapulted into the global spotlight last year as 007 agent Nomi in the latest James [...]
Explorer film review: Honest, revealing portrait of Sir Ranulph Fiennes July 16, 2022 Sir Ranulph Fiennes has devoted his life to travelling the world’s most inhospitable climates. Among his credits are being the first person to visit the North and South Pole by surface, the first to cross Antarctica by foot, and he climbed Everest at the age of 65. Using archives, interviews, and footage following the great [...]