Review: The Batman Taking a look at the film’s manifold influences, Ion Belesis praises the most recent depiction of the caped crusader for its strong cast and immaculate style. When it comes down to it, The Batman (2022) is a 1990s Nirvana biopic made with a New Hollywood sensibility. In an interview with Esquire, Director […]
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Watching by Watchmen
Social Secretary Olivia Gomez and Print Screen Editor Sam Thomson tackle whether Alan Moore’s seminal graphic novel is truly ‘unadaptable’
Tintin: behind the quiff
Donning a perpetually immaculate quiff of blond hair, a pair of perfectly creased plus fours and always accompanied by his alcoholic fox terrier, Snowy, Tintin needs no introduction. The brainchild of Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi under the pen name Hergé, Tintin has pinged around the world like a human pinball, foiling the dastardly plots of […]
Review: Iron Fist
Marvel’s Netflix series have long been the moodier and more stylish cousins in the MCU family, and latest outing Iron Fist is no exception. Blasting Outkast’s ‘So Fresh, So Clean’ and pointedly wearing no shoes, it is clear from the very first scene that newest family addition Iron Fist lives up to Netflix’s slick production […]
Wit, Wisdom and Wine – An Interview with Marcel Lucont
Marcel Lucont has been making a name for himself recently on the British comedy circuit. Having made appearances on the likes of Russell Howard’s Good News, John Bishop’s Christmas Show and Set List the debonair Frenchman captivates his audiences with grace, wit and a hint of good natured (well, I think it is) condescension. Ahead […]