This ‘drawn-out’ and ‘self-important’ film proves the musical didn’t need to be split into two parts
[ad_1] Universal Pictures There are decent performances from Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande – but this flat opening instalment of The Wizard of Oz prequel
Why the poignant Kes is Britain’s greatest coming-of-age story
[ad_1] Alamy First released in November 1969, Ken Loach’s social-realist tale of a boy who adopts a kestrel still resonates and has become a timeless
Seventy years on, why Godzilla is the darkest monster movie of them all
[ad_1] Alamy Ishirō Honda’s momentous 1954 monster film was born out of a national tragedy in Japan. It has a bleak message for humanity that
The climate warnings in 19th Century paintings
[ad_1] John Brett, 1856. Photo: Tate A new exhibition that documents the impact of the Industrial Revolution features several 1800s artists, writers and thinkers as
Britain’s creepiest new horror stories
[ad_1] Alamy (Credit: Alamy) Beginning with his acclaimed 2018 debut novel The Loney, the English writer Andrew Michael Hurley has spooked readers with his tales
How Lady Chatterley’s Lover was banned – and became a bestseller
[ad_1] Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) The UK publication of DH Lawrence’s novel, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, gripped the nation in 1960. In History looks at
12 of the best films to watch this November
[ad_1] Aidan Monaghan From the big-screen debut of a musical theatre classic to the long-awaited sequel to Ridley Scott’s Roman epic, these are the films
11 of the best TV shows to watch this November
[ad_1] HBO From a small-screen spinoff of the Denis Villeneuve Dune films to the return of Sharon Horgan’s Bad Sisters, these are the shows to
The boy who lived a secret life in World of Warcraft
[ad_1] Netflix When Mats Steen died at the age of 25 in 2014 from a degenerative muscular disease, his parents, Robert and Trude Steen, were
In 1924 a risqué silent film featured a woman as US president
[ad_1] Alamy (Credit: Alamy) The Last Man on Earth is one of the earliest films in history to feature a female president of the US.