IONA film released – Interview with Director Scott Graham
IONA film - Interview with Scott Graham by Paul Risker “I wasn't that happy with my first film, and so I didn't start to appreciate Shell until after I'd made IONA; until I'd made new and fresh mistakes and learned lessons on that.” If the films of a single filmmaker...
Peckham’s Bellenden Road – An Unexpected Food Haven
For those who have never lived in London’s Peckham, hearing the district’s name probably brings to mind Only Fools and Horses and Desmond’s, the riots of August 2011 and the tragic death of Damilola Taylor. These are all things that Peckham is most famous (or...
Boundary Shoreditch – A design hotel that gives back
Boundary Shoreditch review by Chris Zacharia Walking through Hackney, you can't help but ask yourself - why is east London dominated by industrial buildings, whereas west London is spacious, green and residential? Turns out there's a simple answer. Noticing that the...
Grimes on Tour – The Truth Is In Here
Grimes on Tour Review by Alex Murray If Grimes didn’t exist, it would be necessary to invent her. Sometimes I worry that we did, all dreaming the same dream at the same time accidentally one night, the manifestation of wishful thinking the world over. That’s why we’re...
Among the Believers film – a journey to the heart of extremism
Among the Believers film - a journey to the heart of extremism - review by Tom Smalley “Allah says that killing one person is like killing all of humanity” narrates Tariq, a rural schoolmaster and one of the many contrasting voices surveyed in the Among the Believers...
Find the style of holiday that will suit you
Find the style of holiday that will suit you - words Ally Turner Just because you enjoy relaxing on a secluded beach, it doesn’t mean that you wouldn’t also have fun on a safari. If you appreciate modern luxuries, you might still have fun hiring a campervan and you...
Gunpowder Spitalfields – Fine Indian Food with Soul
Ordinarily, Indian cuisine in London tends to swing between two extremes. The first is epitomised by Brick Lane, geographically close to Gunpowder but a world away otherwise. Somehow the invariably thick curries only ever seem to hold two or three flavours: tomato,...
Oscar Millennium: Bamboo classics for Millennial optimists
Young fashion designer and entrepreneur, Tom Hoskin, has launched his first menswear collection with his label, Oscar Millennium. A fledgling, quintessentially British brand, Oscar Millennium focuses on quality, sustainability and minimalism. The first collection is a...
Sing Street Film – A coming of age through teenage kicks
Review by Bojana Duric With endearing films like Once and Begin Again, John Carney charms yet again with a teenage boy rock band in Sing Street, which screened this past week at the Glasgow Film Festival 2016. It starts off with a boy starting a band to impress a...
Swedish Sage Green Sandqvist backpacks: Spend time outdoors
It's getting lighter in the evenings at last, and even though we're not out of winter quite yet, we're all starting to think about getting outdoors. And the wonderful new SS16 Sage Green colourway conjured up by Nordic backpack specialists, Sandqvist, is making us...
The Skyway MonteBianco & the mountain top restaurant
words Chris Zacharia I’m 3,500 metres up Mont Blanc, Europe’s most iconic mountain, gazing across a range of lower peaks veiled in wispy cloud. This is what a trip on Skyway MonteBianco looks like! It’s sunrise here on the Italian Alps. Golden shards of light...
Trinity Restaurant Clapham – Ambition matched by talent is a rare thing
review by Chris Zacharia A flashy name is usually a bad sign. Whether in American sports or children’s food, they’re usually masking some kind of deficiency. Your local ‘Best Kebab’ probably isn’t very good. Superdrug is just Boots for Heat readers. The Tampa Bay...
The Propaganda Game film – What makes North Korea tick?
The Propaganda Game film review by Paul Risker In contrast to other artistic mediums, the confinement of the rectangular cinematic frame and the visual fluidity of movement offers us a unique window through which to view other cultures. North Korea’s existence as an...
Birth of Joy release latest album Get Well
Birth of Joy release album Get Well - words Alan Byatt Despite having three albums to their name Dutch Rockers Birth of Joy are a little-known name here in the UK. However, after ten years together and a relentless touring schedule, ‘Get Well’ sees the band hoping to...
The Cowards Who Looked To The Sky – UK Premiere
The Cowards Who Looked to the Sky review by Tom Smalley Despite having been released domestically in 2012, this captivating Japanese drama from Director Yuki Tanada is only now receiving it’s UK premiere and first theatrical run as part of the Japan Foundation’s...