London photo: bizarre fake Christmas tree ritual
Something unusual and rather upsetting is happening here.
Year: 2015
The Revenant movie review: an extreme walk in the woods
High-toned body horror that emotionally and tonally starts on one note and never deviates from it, which becomes rather exhaustingly dull.
London photo: festive topiary
Outside the ritzy Savoy hotel on the Strand.
Joy movie review: a mess to be mopped up
Even the miscasting of Jennifer Lawrence takes a backseat to the forced quirkiness, which David O. Russell cannot get his cast on the same page with.
open thread: Doctor Who: “The Husbands of River Song”
I am done with getting my heart broken by this show. But here’s an open thread for you all to discuss the most recent episode, if you want to.
London photo: Odeon Christmas
This is not a thing in the U.K. Cinemas are not open on Christmas Day.
London photo: Christmas at the BFI
At the Southbank HQ of the British Film Institute.
45 Years movie rating: green light
Keenly observed drama about a couple shaken by an unexpected blast from the past, featuring a career-best performance by Charlotte Rampling.
London photo: the White Horse pub
Even in the heart of trendy Soho, there are still some wonderfully old-fashioned, old-school, proudly unhip pubs to be found.
as the end of the year approaches, what is the status of the Where Are the Women? project?
There’s still tons to be done, so here’s what to expect from the project into early 2016. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
