Mufasa: The Lion King is a 'contrived cash-in'
This prequel to a re-make is 'pointless', and 'never picks up momentum' Source link...
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The blistering drama showing the US’s racist past from a new, first-person perspective
L Kasimu Harris(Credit: L Kasimu Harris)The Oscar-tipped film by RaMell Ross adapts Colson Whitehead's novel about two boys at an abusive "reform" school and shoots it from their point of view. The effect is profound.There's no film this year, perhaps...
How ultra-traditional tweed found a new fanbase
Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)Once synonymous with the aristocracy, the thoroughly British winter favourite is now in demand more than ever. It is "timeless and beyond trends – and generally self-cleaning".Do you have an item of clothing in your wardrobe that...
How Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour became a near-religious experience
Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, a "cultural juggernaut" remarkable for both its scale and intimacy, comes to an end this week. Along the way, it has become the most extraordinary live event of our time – and for...
The nine paint colours that can transform your home
Joybird(Credit: Joybird)As Pantone's "colour of the year 2025" is announced, we explore the paint shades that are trending now – and find out which colours can improve our mood.Deciding on the colour of a room at home is a major...
A vampire film with ‘so much to sink your teeth into’
Focus FeaturesWith Bill Skarsgård as the "horrible old vampire", Robert Eggers's remake of FW Murnau's silent 1922 classic stars Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, and has its "share of gruesome shocks".Many people have seen plenty of vampire films, but what if...
12 of the best films to watch this December
Searchlight PicturesFrom a steamy age-gap thriller starring Nicole Kidman to a Bob Dylan biopic featuring Timothée Chalamet, these are the films to stream and watch at the cinema this month.DisneyIt was in February 1964 that the US succumbed to Beatlemania....
‘Solid’ but Moana is ‘a hard act to follow’
DisneyThe Moana follow-up is a "hurtling Disneyland rollercoaster ride" but it lacks the joy and refreshing originality of its predecessor.Moana is one of the best cartoons in Disney history – and you don't have to take my word for it....
Wicked author Gregory Maguire on the real meaning of the story that captivated the world
Universal PicturesBefore it was a Hollywood blockbuster it was a megahit musical, and before that it was a 1995 novel. Author Gregory Maguire tells the BBC about the inspiration behind Wicked.When author Gregory Maguire was a child, he and his...
The hidden meanings in a 16th-Century female nude
The Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2024/ Royal Collection TrustRaphael's The Three Graces (c1517-18) (Credit: The Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2024/ Royal Collection Trust)How a rarely-seen drawing of the Three Graces by Raphael reveals the era's ideas about nudity, modesty, shame...
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