ALWYN TURNER on a 1940 Poirot novel that worries about the abuse of political power. Continue reading
Category Archives: Culture
Desperately seeking…
Some personal ads from porn mags of the 1970s and ’80s. lovingly selected by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Final Cut: Rocinante (1986)
SIMON MATTHEWS on a tour of downtrodden Britain in the Thatcher years. Continue reading
Settin’ the Woods on Fire
ALWYN TURNER celebrates his first-ever (and perhaps only-ever) award. Continue reading
Final Cut: British Lion Films
From The Green Man to The Man Who Fell to Earth, SIMON MATTHEWS on Britain’s nationalised film company. Continue reading
Final Cut: Everybody Loves Sunshine (1999)
SIMON MATTHEWS on one of David Bowie’s lesser known movies. Continue reading
Time takes a cigarette
ALWYN TURNER on the style and stupidity of the cigarettes that shaped his smoking life. Continue reading
Final Cut: Now Barabbas Was a Robber (1949)
SIMON MATTHEWS on an anti-death-penalty movie written by the brother of a prime minister. Continue reading
The censoring of Sexton Blake
ALWYN TURNER wonders why he’s being protected from the prejudices of Edwardian pulp fiction. Continue reading
Final Cut: Children of Men (2006)
SIMON MATTHEWS watches the screen adaptation of PD James’s dystopian novel. Continue reading
Final Cut: The Tunnel (1935)
The special relationship between the UK and USA – on rails? SIMON MATTHEWS investigates. Continue reading
Final Cut: Hampstead (2017)
SIMON MATTHEWS on a rom-com that could have been so much more. Continue reading
