Highlights

The British Art Prize 2024
Posted in: Galleries & Museums, Highlights, Reviews, Shows & Exhibitions

The British Art Prize 2024: Interview with winner Samuel Owusu Achiaw                                                                                                                                                                                    The winner of the British Art Prize 2024 has just been announced. Samuel Owusu Achiaw took first prize for his exquisitely diaphonous and hyperreal graphite and charcoal portrait of his sister, titled ‘Looking’. We attended the awards ceremony at Southbank’s Gallery@oxo and were […]

Read More

Features

London Place Names
Posted in: Features, Places

What’s in a name? London place names decoded We’re surrounded by street signs every day and casually type these sometimes odd-sounding addresses into Google Maps without a second thought about what they mean or where the name came from. The Romans founded the city of Londinium [London], so you’d expect a Latin root somewhere. Let’s […]

Read More

Reviews

The British Art Prize 2024
Posted in: Galleries & Museums, Highlights, Reviews, Shows & Exhibitions

The British Art Prize 2024: Interview with winner Samuel Owusu Achiaw                                                                                                                                                                                    The winner of the British Art Prize 2024 has just been announced. Samuel Owusu Achiaw took first prize for his exquisitely diaphonous and hyperreal graphite and charcoal portrait of his sister, titled ‘Looking’. We attended the awards ceremony at Southbank’s Gallery@oxo and were […]

Read More

film review

  • The Seven, horror movie with Dean Cain, Dave Courtney, Sinitta
    The Seven (Film)
    Posted in: Movies & TV Shows, Reviews

    Film producer Amar Adatia has strong ties to London’s East End and Essex and was recently ranked at No.52 in a list of Essex’s top influencers. Living up to his reputation as an emerging movie mogul, for this latest film he secured the efforts of Superman actor Dean Cain (Lois & Clark, 1993-1997) as both […]

  • FrightFest, Girl On the Third Floor, horror movie
    Girl On The Third Floor (Film review)
    Posted in: Movies & TV Shows, Reviews

    It’s the 20th anniversary of FrightFest, the UK’s biggest horror and fantasy film festival and it promises an entertaining selection of features and short films from home and international talent. There’ll be 78 films over five days, with legendary director Dario Argento attending for the guest of honour screening of his 1982 movie Tenebrae. FrightFest […]

  • It Comes at Night (Film)
    Posted in: Movies & TV Shows, Reviews

    OK, this zombie virus movie is not strictly horror and may have been given a horror title just to pull in the punters but it is still a class and a half above other 2017 releases in this genre. Its cheesy fright-flick title can work both ways and certainly put off those who abhor the […]