Cinema

Sharpe Week, Day 1: Sharpe’s Rifles

The hype has been immense, but can Sean Bean and Brian Cox produce the goods?

Sharpe Week: An Introduction

Every year Americans go absolutely hot bananas for Sharks. The Discovery Channels devotes day after day to the ancient fish, talking about their evolution, their skills as a hunter, then showing how you catch and kill them. In their thousands. You can love too much, apparently. I recently realised, in a chat with a friend,Continue reading “Sharpe Week: An Introduction”

Theatre and Smartwatches mix as well as Geri Halliwell and a solo career.

We’ve (sorta) got past the stage when people are still using their mobile phones in theatres. When people do get their phones out and light up their faces with that oh so distracting, blue light people have now been conditioned to give them a gentle shoulder-bump or, for multiple offenders, a tut. While some showsContinue reading “Theatre and Smartwatches mix as well as Geri Halliwell and a solo career.”

Who is ‘The’ Sherlock Holmes?

Sherlock Holmes is one of the endearing and enduring icons of British culture. But who played the detective Best? Who is the definitive Sherlock Holmes