By Tessa Nolan When Siân Ejiwunmi-Le Berre first read Agatha Christie’s Murder Is Easy, she did not reach for a highlighter or a reference library.…
By Tessa Nolan When this publication surveyed the evolving landscape of Hollywood movies in early 2024, the industry was bracing for disruption. The numbers that…
By Tessa Nolan The film industry entered 2024 wounded. The dual strikes by the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA – the former lasting 148…
By Tessa Nolan When David Hockney’s Bigger Christmas Trees illuminated the twin north chimneys of Battersea Power Station on the evening of 1 December 2023,…
By Tessa Nolan Dame Helen Mirren, one of the most decorated actors in British cinema, has confessed to something that would stump most pub quiz…
By Tessa Nolan In December 2025, France’s Culture Minister Rachida Dati made a declaration that would have seemed absurd to the Anglo-Saxon music press of…
By Tessa Nolan In January 2024, France became the first major music market in the world to impose a dedicated levy on music streaming revenues.…
By Tessa Nolan Emma Stone does not merely collect accolades. She accumulates them at a pace that outstrips almost every performer of her generation, and…
By Tessa Nolan In January 2026, when the 98th Academy Award nominations were announced, Emma Stone received two more – Best Actress and Best Picture…
By Tessa Nolan There is a moment early in The Strangers when Ekow Eshun describes taking a Brillo pad to his own face at the…