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Year: 2016

The Danish Girl movie review: sometimes it’s hard to be a woman

Wed, Jan 13, 2016
7 comments

Safe, conventional, and not particularly sympathetic to women, cis or trans. Mistakes the external signifiers of femininity with actually being a woman.

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why Anthony Ingruber *must* be young Han Solo in the Star Wars spinoff

Wed, Jan 13, 2016
2 comments

He doesn’t only look and sound like Harrison Ford, he’s got the charm and the presence for the role.

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London photos: new arch in Chinatown

Tue, Jan 12, 2016
3 comments

This grand new arch was unveiled in Chinatown recently.

| 3 Comments

AWFJ 2015 EDA Awards winners announced

Tue, Jan 12, 2016
6 comments

Spotlight takes four awards, including Best Film…

| 6 Comments

London photos: London mourns David Bowie

Tue, Jan 12, 2016
4 comments

The mural of David Bowie in Brixton, around the corner from where he was born and lived as a child, has become a shrine tonight.

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The Hateful Eight movie review: all hat, no cattle

Mon, Jan 11, 2016
30 comments

Inexcusably self-indulgent. Tarantino gratifies his enormous self-love and his amusement at his own genius at the expense of all else.

| 30 Comments

rewatching Star Wars: the prequel trilogy (the tweetening)

Sat, Jan 09, 2016
3 comments

Earlier this week, I live-tweeted a rewatch of Star Wars Episodes I, II, and III. Here’s how it went down…

| 3 Comments

rewatching Star Wars: the original trilogy (the tweetening)

Sat, Jan 09, 2016
2 comments

Earlier this week, I live-tweeted a rewatch of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. Here’s how it went down…

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London photo: stationary motorcycles

Fri, Jan 08, 2016
1 comment

Outdoor seating at a cafe in Camden.

| 1 Comment

Anesthesia movie review: getting unnumbed to pain

Fri, Jan 08, 2016
1 comment

The beautiful performances and raw intimacy are definitely worth your time, but its wispy good intentions ultimately dissipate into thin air.

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