A naughty midnight swim at the top of The Shard? That’s Valentine’s Day sorted February 9, 2023 Let’s get this clear: Valentine’s Day is a commercialised hellscape. A disastrous day ruled by anxiety for those of us not in couples. If you’re not smooching your partner in a twee restaurant, making valiant waiters interrupt you to take your order, does Valentine’s Day even exist? It’s not that I mind romance, I just [...]
You Netflix review: Penn Badgley’s psychopathic killer moves to London – but is it any good? February 9, 2023 You Netflix review and star rating: ★★★☆☆ You on Netflix started as an interesting rumination on social media, Penn Badgley’s Joe Golberg skulking around New York murdering people who gave away too much online in-between his penchant for reading high brow books. Now they’ve brought the formula to London, where The Shard and Tower Bridge [...]
Harry Styles’ Grammys outfit wasn’t radical: Bowie did it better 50 years ago February 9, 2023 If you have an ounce of sense or taste, you will look at the red carpet for the Grammys, if at all, the same way that less enlightened 18th century thrill-seekers paid to be shown round the Bethlem Royal Hospital. Those you observe are to be pitied, to be sure, but you are viscerally aware [...]
Carmen at the ENO: It’s back… again! February 9, 2023 Another year, another Carmen. The English National Opera, having secured another year of Arts Council funding in 2023, starts off the season with Bizet’s beloved opera. Carmen and Don José’s boy meets girl, girl spurns boy, boy kills girl, love story still satisfies the desire for operatic tragedy, even in director Calixto Bieito’s updated production. [...]
Tanning Tatum’s abs return for Magic Mike’s Last Dance February 9, 2023 Magic Mike has been the most surprising global franchise of the past decade. What started as a gritty, semi-autobiographical journey through Channing Tatum’s early days as an exotic dancer has spawned sequels, a worldwide stage show, and a forthcoming TV series. Now, hot off the success of 2022 hit The Lost City, Tatum is back [...]
Composer Burt Bacharach dies age 94 February 9, 2023 Burt Bacharach, the composer of classic pop songs including I Say A Little Prayer and Walk On By, has died at the age of 94. His publicist confirmed to the PA news agency that he died surrounded by relatives at home on Wednesday, and said Bacharach’s family requested privacy at this time. The songwriter and [...]
Women Talking review: Sumptuous cast make this remarkable drama sing February 9, 2023 Independent cinema fans will rejoice at the return of Sarah Polley to the big screen, a decade on from the filmmaker’s success with Take This Waltz and Stories We Tell. She brings a mouth-watering cast to this adaptation of the 2018 Miriam Teows novel Women Talking, set in a remote religious commune that eschews technology. [...]
UK’s top 50 cocktail bars are revealed – and nearly half are in London February 9, 2023 The UK’s top 50 cocktail bars have been revealed, and nearly half of them are in the capital city. Hundreds of bar tenders, drinks writers and and bar owners voted, and experts were told to represent the mixology talent outside of London as much as possible. However, the results reveal that London still ranks as [...]
Tom Cruise delays Mission Impossible filming to attend King Charles’ Coronation February 8, 2023 Tom Cruise is delaying the filming of the eighth instalment of Mission: Impossible so he can attend King Charles’ Coronation. The actor is apparently an avid royal follower, and despite being famously detail-oriented in his approach to filming and meeting filming deadlines, is willing to put his schedule on the back-burner for the 6 May [...]
John Cleese announces Fawlty Towers reboot – everything you need to know February 8, 2023 It sounds unlikely but apparently it is true: John Cleese is rebooting one of the most iconic British comedy series ever made, Fawlty Towers. Fawlty Towers ran for two two seasons in the 1970s, both with six episodes, and is celebrated for being a near-perfect example of a British sitcom. However, 44 years after Fawlty [...]
