Juliet, Naked is far too preoccupied with its flat jokes to actually get to the heart of its abandonment issues November 2, 2018 Nick Hornby is the master of the manchild and Duncan, the one from the 2009 novel this film is based on, is one of his. He’s in thrall to a similarly adolescent idol, a mopey indie star called Tucker Crowe, who became a recluse following the release of his only album ‘Juliet’. Stuck in the [...]
Macbeth at the Barbican review: Christopher Eccleston plays the Scottish traitor in this horror-inspired version by the RSC November 2, 2018 Macbeth lives and dies on its witches. “When shall we three meet again?” squeaks the first, a young girl in a red dress and white tights, ribbons in her hair. Two identically dressed girls answer, then run energetically off the stage, giggling shrilly. These escapees from The Shining weave in and out of this otherwise [...]
What to look out for at next weekend’s Handmade Chelsea so you get ahead of the Christmas shopping game November 2, 2018 In the run-up to Christmas, shopping should be a pleasure, not a chore. And although shopping online has its conveniences, finding a gift that’s original, beautifully crafted and sold by the maker all add to the fun (or effort, depending on how you rate Christmas) of buying and giving. Handmade Chelsea is the luxury craft [...]
Is a ball pit in the office more of a hindrance than a help? Designers are calling time on tech playgrounds and creating offices that make you more efficient November 2, 2018 As the tech giants of Silicon Valley scrabble over the world’s best programmers, they’ve been inventing increasingly excessive office perks. We’ve all heard of them; Facebook’s ball pit, Google’s unlimited free food and on-demand masseuses, Reebok’s fitness classes. But while free concerts, haircuts and therapy puppies may get the talent to sign a contract, are [...]
Belfast has big plans to become the home of the Titanic and a top TV shooting location. But will that help the property market? November 2, 2018 A couple of weeks ago, a consortium of hedge funds clubbed together to raise $19.5m to buy bric-a-brac from the bottom of the ocean. At first glance, these 5,500 items bore no relation to each other; a bowler hat, the sleek curves of a bronze angel, a steel door. Their immense value derives solely from [...]
Composer Nitin Sawhney opens up about the dystopia inspired by his father’s death, Brexit and Schrodinger’s Cat November 2, 2018 Nitin Sawhney is difficult to pin down. He’s best known as a contemporary classical composer, but he’s also an impressive musician in his own right, playing the piano, classical and flamenco guitar, tabla and sitar. He’s written countless scores for films, TV and video games, as well as stand-alone studio albums; he received the Ivor [...]
Opinion: This Budget showed that Phillip Hammond, and by extension the Conservatives, have given up on the housing crisis November 2, 2018 Housing is arguably the second biggest political hot potato for this Government after Brexit. Getting it as wrong as they currently are will surely lead to defeat at the next election. This will be a defeat fuelled by an angry generation of resentful aspirants, whose home-owning dreams have been shattered by an administration’s failings to [...]
Slaughterhouse Rulez is a British horror-comedy that needs more horror, and more comedy November 2, 2018 Simon Pegg and Nick Frost star in this British teen-horror flick that bears some of the hallmarks of the comedy duo’s glory days, while reminding you that they were, in fact, some time ago. There are nods to the Edgar Wright directed “Cornetto Trilogy”, comprising Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World’s End, [...]
New homes: Our pick of the new builds going on sale in London this weekend November 2, 2018 New developments on the market this week So Resi, Sydenham From £130,000 for a 25 per cent share of a two bed New homes in south east London with excellent commuting times have been released on a part-buy part-rent basis. Prospective homeowners can buy a share of a one, two or three bedroom apartment in [...]
Mirai is a beautiful film about the trials and tribulations of childhood November 2, 2018 Many a coming-of-age tale about a plucky tween has been told in animation. The growing pains of a four-year-old brat, however, make for a less appealing subject. Who better to give it a shot, though, than Mamoru Hosoda, anime’s patron saint of families? In films like Wolf Children (2012), Hosoda used folkloric characters and fantastical [...]
