The tale of Sushi Sheila
A raw slice of classic leftist lunacy
Sick of Marvel? Watch these instead
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
Thousands of people queued up outside the theatre to witness something unique. As the line stretched around corners, the chilly…
BLM Bambi?
It was the shot heard around the world. I remember it like it was yesterday. I was curled up on…
The Continental’s survival
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
Progressive ideology has turned UK law enforcement into a woke farce
Can a Frasier reboot survive in a new politically correct world?
You are frequently cautioned against using the word ‘classic’ too liberally as a critic. But when it comes to television,…
Everybody needs good Neighbours
Neighbours. Everybody needs good neighbours. The thing about good neighbours is that they actually do develop into good friends over…
The shoplifters Co-op
Petty crime is now being run by organised gangs
Meg 2 The Trench lacks bite
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
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
Albo’s been watching too many disaster movies
Trailercore is universally loathed
But what is it?
Extraction 2: action goes old school
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
My pommy love of the Aussie bastards
Always Sunny: going where others wouldn’t dare
Few would believe me If I said that a show about a group of politically incorrect, sociopathic, and narcissistic alcoholics…
In praise of ‘shame’
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
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?
It’s not only the sun that’s rising in Japan
Up in smoke
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
No wonder we hoped we’d die before we got old
Another anti-Woke film races ahead in the box office
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…?
How memes are replacing political satire
The most disliked Hollywood film trailer in history?
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
A few years ago, if you were to tell me that a sequel story about a retired swashbuckling cartoon cat…