Lion’s Den (Leonera) is a long couple of hours that would comfortably into fit half an hour. Mostly shot in a not-quite-documentary style it mostly observes its pregnant protagonist as she enters a not so bad prison where she has her son under the watchful eye of some quite nice prison guards. There Continue reading
Going out for breakfast has always been one of my favourite treats and, as this Superfoods Porridge from Teacup on Thomas Street proves, it need not mean a gut busting fry-up. This may not look it, but it is food of the gods and cheap at just a couple of pounds or so. Continue reading
Shutter Island initially left me entertained, but naggingly disappointed. It may be that I have unfair expectations of Martin Scorsese, but this is not a film that offers anything we haven’t seen before. In may ways this a fairly conventional Hollywood psychological thriller, with a splash of horror. But on reflection, it’s difficult Continue reading
A film to look at, rather than a film to watch, A Single Man is a fantastic achievement that immediately establishes Tom Ford as an auteur. Like an exquisite designer suit, A Single Man is wonderfully sharp, confident and smart. There are no loose ends. That will inevitably irritate those who like their Continue reading
It’s all over now, but Ghosts of Winter Hill was, like so many Urbis exhibitions, much better than the its promotion made it sound. Greeting visitors with a series of front rooms for each decade from the birth of commercial television in the North West, Ghosts of Winter Hill took us from an Continue reading
