A bestseller in France since its publication in 2009, Frédéric Gros’, A Philosophy of Walking has recently been released as … More
Category: Reviews
Film, Theatre and Book Reviews
Review: The View from the Train by Patrick Keiller
Patrick Keiller’s film London (1994) has haunted and intrigued me since I first saw it nearly five years ago. The film, a … More
London Through The Lens: The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963)
When describing his influences for the film Get Carter (1971), the acclaimed director Mike Hodges cited two films which had supremely fueled … More
Review: Madame De (1953)
A much-underrated director and supreme stylist, Max Ophuls is having a renaissance with a series at the British Film Institute … More
Film Review: Madame Brouette (2002)
In 2009, the film critic Danny Leigh wrote a fantastic piece in the Guardian film blogon the lack of African films enjoyed … More
Review: Untold Stories: Hymn and Cocktail Sticks by Alan Bennett at the Duchess Theatre
Alan Bennett has had more mileage from his childhood and northern upbringing than most writers of his generation. Many of … More