Noel Yaxley

The tale of Sushi Sheila

4 November 2023 9:00 am

A raw slice of classic leftist lunacy

Sick of Marvel? Watch these instead

1 November 2023 4:30 am

I think it’s safe to say that I’m getting sick of the same old superhero movies. The chances of me…

Why I love The Exorcist

19 October 2023 10:09 pm

Thousands of people queued up outside the theatre to witness something unique. As the line stretched around corners, the chilly…

BLM Bambi?

5 October 2023 12:56 am

It was the shot heard around the world. I remember it like it was yesterday. I was curled up on…

The Continental’s survival

28 September 2023 12:13 pm

I’m a huge John Wick fan. Since the 2014 launch of the franchise, I’ve been absorbed in the life of…

Britain’s coppers clown show

23 September 2023 9:00 am

Progressive ideology has turned UK law enforcement into a woke farce

Can a Frasier reboot survive in a new politically correct world?

15 September 2023 7:00 am

You are frequently cautioned against using the word ‘classic’ too liberally as a critic. But when it comes to television,…

Everybody needs good Neighbours

8 September 2023 7:00 am

Neighbours. Everybody needs good neighbours. The thing about good neighbours is that they actually do develop into good friends over…

The shoplifters Co-op

19 August 2023 9:00 am

Petty crime is now being run by organised gangs

Meg 2 The Trench lacks bite

9 August 2023 3:43 pm

If history teaches us anything, it’s really not a good idea to go on an underwater adventure in a billion-dollar…

Snow White and the politically correct replacements

21 July 2023 6:00 am

In 1994, the British dance band and performance arts collective KLF decided to burn £1 million in a disused boathouse on Scotland’s…

Labor’s dangerous and irrational anti-nuclear bias

15 July 2023 9:00 am

Albo’s been watching too many disaster movies

Trailercore is universally loathed

13 July 2023 4:00 am

But what is it?

Extraction 2: action goes old school

1 July 2023 7:59 am

One of the biggest surprises in recent years is Extraction. A no-nonsense, adrenaline-fuelled action movie about a tough soldier ploughing his…

Ashes to Ashes

17 June 2023 9:00 am

My pommy love of the Aussie bastards

Always Sunny: going where others wouldn’t dare

16 June 2023 6:00 am

Few would believe me If I said that a show about a group of politically incorrect, sociopathic, and narcissistic alcoholics…

In praise of ‘shame’

1 June 2023 10:40 am

Does art imitate life or vice versa? This question has troubled some of the world’s greatest minds. Plato agreed with…

The ultimate symbol of Sisu

17 May 2023 6:00 am

For Finnish people, the concept of sisu cannot be directly interpreted. Roughly translated, it means strength, perseverance, and a firm determination to…

Porn hara-kiri?

13 May 2023 9:00 am

It’s not only the sun that’s rising in Japan

Up in smoke

4 May 2023 9:33 am

Australia has some of the most draconian anti-smoking laws in the world. Like most public health puritans, Mark Butler doesn’t…

Rebels without a cause

22 April 2023 9:00 am

No wonder we hoped we’d die before we got old

Another anti-Woke film races ahead in the box office

15 April 2023 4:29 pm

Like kicking water up a hill or punching smoke, writing about the culture wars is often tedious and tiring. But…

Seen the one about the…?

15 April 2023 9:00 am

How memes are replacing political satire

The most disliked Hollywood film trailer in history?

23 March 2023 6:00 am

Well, that didn’t last long. It seems my faith in Hollywood to tell a decent story bereft of identity politics…

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish has restored my faith in Hollywood

19 March 2023 5:00 am

A few years ago, if you were to tell me that a sequel story about a retired swashbuckling cartoon cat…