Day: 26 November 2025
Interview: Director Gurinder Chadha on reimaging a seasonal classic through a musical lens with Christmas Karma
Gurinder Chadha is one of Britain’s most distinctive filmmakers, known for telling stories that reflect the rich diversity of modern life. She broke through internationally with Bend It Like Beckham, and has since directed a string of much-loved films, including Bride and Prejudice, Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, and Blinded by the Light. Her work is marked by warmth,…
How Stranger Things: The First Shadow strikes the perfect balance for fans of the stage and screen
This is a spoiler-free article that was originally published 25th June 2025. Less than 18 months after it premiered on the West End, Stranger Things: The First Shadow made its anticipated Broadway debut this April. The play is Netflix’s first production on the stage, and understandably, the production was initially met with skepticism. Could the…
Film Review: Eleanor the Great; Scarlett Johansson’s meditation on grief is poignant and profound
One of the most poignant lines of Eleanor the Great is “Talk about the things that make you sad,” and it’s with such a notion that Scarlett Johansson‘s affecting dramedy takes it on as a throughline. A film that so easily could have been about deception becomes something far greater and more profound, transforming itself…