How the good people of Bluesky responded to the death of columnist Rod Liddle. Continue reading
Author Archives: Lion & Unicorn
Final cut: The Runaway Bus (1954)
SIMON MATTHEWS watches Frankie Howerd, Margaret Rutherford and Petula Clark. Continue reading
Final cut: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
SIMON MATTHEWS celebrates a big-screen adaptation of Alan Moore’s steam-punk pastiche. Continue reading
Last night on YouTube: Yesterday’s Men
FINLAY McLAREN watches Harold Wilson, James Callaghan and Denis Healey in a controversial 1971 programme. Continue reading
Decade: Line of Duty (2021)
In which FINLAY McLAREN begs Britain not to switch off the box in the corner. Continue reading
Final cut: Odd Man Out (1947)
SIMON MATTHEWS on James Mason as an IRA gunman in Carol’s Reed’s classic movie. Continue reading
For whom the bells toll: Emily and X
How the people of X responded to Emily Thornberry ringing bells for Pride month. Continue reading
Final cut: Mr Jones (2019)
A film about George Orwell, Lloyd George, Maxim Litivinov and the Ukraine famine? SIMON MATTHEWS has a look. Continue reading
Last Night on iPlayer: Doctor Who
FINLAY McLAREN has a ticket to Tombstone and an appointment with the Gunfighters. Continue reading
Final cut: Tell England (1931)
SIMON MATTHEWS on a movie about the doomed Gallipoli campaign. Continue reading
Final cut: The Body (1970)
SIMON MATTHEWS on the oddity that was The Body. Continue reading
Final cut: Innocent Sinners (1958)
Children and bombsites? It can only mean danger and trouble, finds JONATHAN CALDER. Continue reading
