Jan 04, 2024 04:39 am UTC| Entertainment
I grew up in the southeast of England. There wasnt all that much to do. I remember spending a lot of time at the local cinema. You had to drive to get there. I watched pretty much anything I could. Tom Cruise was...
The Taste of Things review: this gastronomic French tale is a feast for the senses
Jan 04, 2024 04:35 am UTC| Entertainment
Trần Anh Hùng, the Vietnamese-born French director known for his Oscar-nominated film The Scent of Green Papaya (1993) and Norwegian Wood (2010), returns with another gorgeous work, The Taste of Things. Due for UK...
Black Panther, Wakanda Forever and the problem with Hollywood – an African perspective
Jan 01, 2024 12:10 pm UTC| Entertainment
Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever were global hits that played out in an imaginary African kingdom and feature a universe of black creative talent. Whats not to love about the franchise? Quite a lot, reckons...
They're serving what?! How the c-word went from camp to internet mainstream
Dec 31, 2023 10:56 am UTC| Entertainment
Warning: this article contains language that some readers may find offensive. If someone told you that you were serving cunt, would you be offended? Despite the inclusion of the c-word, this phrase isnt meant as an...
Where do all of James Bond's gadgets come from? A geologist tells the raw truth
Dec 28, 2023 06:39 am UTC| Entertainment
Laser watches, fingerprint guns, explosives and, of course, over-equipped cars: the list of gadgets flaunted by James Bond is as bewildering as the mind of their inventor, Q. While some of these gadgets actually exist...
Dec 18, 2023 02:19 am UTC| Entertainment
From Charles Dickens to M.R. James, Christmas has a long association with ghost stories. In The Shepherd part of Disney+s festive fare for this year we have an evocative addition to the genre. Based on a short story...
Dec 13, 2023 14:23 pm UTC| Entertainment
At the beginning of A Charlie Brown Christmas, the 1965 Peanuts Christmas movie, the storys anti-hero, Charlie Brown, expresses sentiments with which many of us can identify at this time of year: Christmas is coming, but...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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