Tag: culture
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“I want my life to be like an ’80s movie… But no, John Hughes did not direct my life.” Emma Stone utters these words in the 2010 teen comedy Easy A, decades after the heyday of John Hughes had passed. Teen movies have remained a pinnacle of film culture, and to be honest, there have…
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Forgive me, Mr Father, for I have sinned by absolutely loving this show! You’ll know what I mean by this when you do watch the show, which will be shown from 18th-23rd August at ‘theSpace on the Mile,’ Space 1, during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Last week, I watched the Theatre Group adaptation of George Bailey’s…
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Archie Hill shares his thoughts on each episode of the anthology series ‘Inside No. 9’.
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Stromae’s Cheese was released 15 years ago!
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Having released their third studio album, everyone, outside on April 11th 2025, Macclesfield trio band Cassia returned to touring. Written and recorded fresh off the back of two years of touring, the album marks a bold new chapter and tropical-infused energy, with them stopping in Southampton on the 16th of May to play a bold…
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Grace Challinor writes on the best book opening she’s ever read.
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Robert Pratley looks at the impact of the South’s best export in film and TV
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Whether it’s playing to packed rooms or reminiscing about barking dogs at empty pubs, this band reminds us that the best music often comes from embracing the ordinary.
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Sam celebrates 45 years of Bob Marley and the Wailers’ Uprising.
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Grace Challinor writes about her favourite winter read.
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A successful adaptation of a musical into a film is no mean feat. In my opinion, it is quite the risk to attempt to capture the magic that a theatre show exudes and make it into a blockbuster without losing the energy of the performances or using really bad CGI (the 2019 Cats film speaks…
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Callum celebrates 18 years of Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
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Sam looks back on V for Vendetta, 18 years after its release.
