Film/tv, plays, music, books

Ken goes to space and it's amaze, amaze, amaze

Ryan Gosling's interstellar charm in Project Hail Mary catapults him into the movie star stratosphere.

Apr 1 • Cristina Carmona Aliaga

Do nothing but read

On the joys of getting lost in a book in the era of performative reading. Plus a reading challenge to celebrate World Book Day and The National Year of…

Mar 3 • Cristina Carmona Aliaga

Welcome to Infernos, Heathcliff

The new Wuthering Heights adaptation makes complete sense when you find out Margot Robbie used to live in Clapham.

Feb 20 • Cristina Carmona Aliaga

Who sang it better

Ten covers that did justice to the original songs that inspired them.

Nov 13, 2025 • Cristina Carmona Aliaga

Openly talented men and monsters

On Jonathan Bailey's deserved rise to mainsteam and Jacob Elordi's moving performance as the Creature in Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.

Nov 6, 2025 • Cristina Carmona Aliaga

Frenchflix and chill

I turned to Netflix for language support and I ended up watching what probably is the best romantic comedy of the year.

Oct 15, 2025 • Cristina Carmona Aliaga

Where were you when they were getting high?

I missed the first wave of Oasis mania. I couldn't miss the second.

Aug 13, 2025 • Cristina Carmona Aliaga

On reality shows and neurotypical extroverts as the standard of normality

Apr 10, 2025 • Cristina Carmona Aliaga

The power of storytelling to change lives

Yes, I have finally watched Adolescence

Mar 25, 2025 • Cristina Carmona Aliaga

How often do I think about the Roman Empire? Not often enough

The crisis of cinema, the case for more sad and sexy gladiators, Netflix stars, decline and fall of a prince and my true Roman Empire: Hugh Grant.

Nov 20, 2024 • Cristina Carmona Aliaga

Why does everybody want this?

I've been thinking about love and its discontents a lot recently.

Oct 22, 2024 • Cristina Carmona Aliaga

The biggest rock band you haven't yet heard of - but now you will

You don't have any valid excuse to not listen to The Struts.

Oct 9, 2024 • Cristina Carmona Aliaga

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