Friday, October 10 2008
Irrational Exuberance
Watching Mike Leigh’s sublimely fresh Happy-Go-Lucky, you could be forgiven for wondering what the rest of humanity is so depressed about, anyway.
Friday, August 29 2008
Katrin Cartlidge: The Working Actress
Whether it was through silence, grotesquerie, fury or intelligence (or, at times, lack of intelligence), Cartlidge was not afraid to upturn the dark corners of the women she portrayed.
Wednesday, April 4 2007
Naked: Lets Get Naked…and Start a Revolution
Naked: the Firehouse of the 21st century.
Tuesday, May 16 2006
Benjamin Zephaniah: Naked
A pulsating and often brilliant collection of vital, angry poems set to a minimalist urban backing.
Wednesday, November 30 2005
Naked (1993)
A hard movie, in the sense that it's difficult and also harsh, Naked is unsettling, often extremely funny and sometimes bizarrely brilliant.
Tuesday, May 4 2004
Naked: Writers Uncover the Way We Live on Earth by Susan Zakin
Nature-centered writing has degenerated into stories about rare animals or exotic places, a niche market of upscale Baby Boomers. It is written by folks who've sworn off deodorant or humor or both.
