The spotlight followed Raye as she announced herself in a belted fur coat, claimed her microphone from behind the red curtain and wrapped its cable around her body. “Funny, some people say I remind them of Amy / Some spit through their keyboards, I’ll never amount,” she sang, all drama and defiance. This was I … Read more
Excluding indifference, reaction to the Reuters investigation titled In Search of Banksy falls into two main camps. The first is scorn at the idea that the identity of the Bristolian street artist has been “revealed”. The name Robin Gunningham has been cited regularly and confidently since 2008, when the Mail on Sunday did an exposé. … Read more
“Do you think the vibe is weird in here?” asks Robyn (Sinéad Keenan) in How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, Lisa McGee’s new Netflix comedy-mystery caper. Weird vibes are now normal in television shows set in Ireland. As Saoirse-Monica Jackson’s character might say, it would be strange if there weren’t any weird vibes, babes. … Read more
Passionate sparring, deliciously delivered lines, an inspiring female lead, blood on the screen. It all spells obvious sequel potential. But enough about Sam Raimi’s Send Help. This weekend brings the release of “Wuthering Heights”, as the title is styled, and, with months of enjoyably derision-tinged chatter about the Emily Brontë adaptation all but guaranteeing a … Read more
It is with a mix of dread and hope for restorative justice that I will watch Sky’s “premium, definitive” documentary series about The X Factor, the greenlighting of which was announced this week. Will this take on the defunct television-ratings monster have the exposé factor? The X Factor, which Sky accurately describes as an “era-defining … Read more