London photo: Southbank skate
Festive popup skating rink on Southbank, with proper old-fashioned four-wheeled roller skates and everything.
open thread: Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
This Victorian-set episode is pure fan service, and a sop to those who’ve accused Steven Moffat of hating women. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
London photo: Southbank Christmas lights
I am dragging every last bit of festive enjoyment out of the holiday lights around town…
London photo: bizarre fake Christmas tree ritual
Something unusual and rather upsetting is happening here.
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.
