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Ophelia Review

It takes an admirable chutzpah to rewrite a play like Hamlet; but sacred cows are…

Permission Review

Afrooz (Baran Kasari) is the captain of Iran’s national women’s futsal (a variant of football)…

Book Review: Girls of Storm and Shadow by Natasha Ngan

At the end of Girls of Paper and Fire, our heroine Lei was fleeing for…

Festival Review: One hell of a weekend at Maho Rasop 2019

It’s mid-November in Bangkok, one of the largest and busiest cities in the world, and…

Book Review: The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black

There are books that you eagerly binge in a day and books that you deliberately…

State Like Sleep Review

Calling your film State Like Sleep is a brave move. You may as well call…

Theatre Review: La Clique at the Leicester Square Spiegeltent

A dark and sexy circus returns to town. The lithe young performers of La Clique…

Gwen DVD Review

William McGregor’s Gwen is an atmospheric gothic drama set in 1855, deep in Snowdonia’s valleys,…

Book Review: XX by Angela Chadwick

The social and cultural discourse around LGBT+ parenting and genetic science makes XX a timely…

Book Review: Lot by Bryan Washington

For those already familiar with Bryan Washington’s writing, it will be of no surprise that…

Live Music Review: Flyte soar at Village Underground

There are some gigs where it quickly becomes clear that you’re not just watching a…

Last Christmas Review

Have you been loving the influx of Christmas movies on Netflix over the last few…