By Orla Smith. There is a moment in Bong Joon-ho’s Okja when all concepts of quality spin out of whack. I can tell you exactly when that is: just a hair over the 20 minute mark, at the instant w...
By Orla Smith. For her opera directing debut, Sofia Coppola has chosen Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata – and no more fitting a choice could have been made. Translated from Italian to English,...
By Orla Smith. It’s hard to believe that half of 2017 has passed already, just as it’s hard to believe that we’ve got a whole other half of this yet to go. In the midst of many other...
As the Queen’s birthday honours list this year testifies, the power of the female actress is stronger than it’s ever been, with Damehoods being awarded to a trio of incredible women; Olivia de Havilla...
Have you ever felt the presence of a ghost? Nearly one in five American adults say they have, Pew Research says. Perhaps for that reason we’ve seen a spike in paranormal TV shows and movies. Kno...