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Dinosaur Jr’s 'Green Mind' Turns 30

There’s a valid reason why Dinosaur Jr.’s most allegiant fans allude to Green Mind as frontman J Mascis’ inaugural solo offering: He not only produced the band’s 1991 major label debut but arranged all 10 songs, and tracked all of the vocals, every guitar lick, and — having unceremoniously booted a detached Lou Barlow — […]

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The Extraordinary Harper Lee

When I was growing up, interesting young female protagonists were thin on the ground, especially ones who looked and thought and sounded like me. Enter Scout Finch, disheveled, scrappy and precocious, she leapt off the page and into my heart, compliments of Nelle Harper Lee. To Kill a Mockingbird was published in 1960. Instantly successful, […]

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Remembering Umberto Eco Five Years Later

The celebrated Italian intellectual, Umberto Eco, died five years ago today. During his time, he was the preeminent expert in the field of semiotics, the study and interpretation of signs and symbols, lecturing at numerous universities. He was also a prolific writer, penning seven novels, over 40 nonfiction works, and even three children’s books. He […]

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The ‘Mortal Kombat’ movie trailer is finally here | NME

The first full-length trailer for Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema’s Mortal Kombat film is here. READ MORE: ‘Valheim’ is a Steam survival smash hit with serious depth The clip debuted on Thursday morning (February 18), showing off fighters like Sonya Blade (Jessica McNamee), Sub-Zero (Joe Taslim), Scorpion (Hiroyuki Sanada), Raiden (Tadanobu Asano), and […]

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Danny Boyle donates £20k to Bow foodbank to help families in crisis

Danny Boyle has given £20,000 to a Bow foodbank to help isolated families get through the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. READ MORE: The new 28 Days Later film — everything we know so far about the third instalment Last month, the Oscar-winning director spent a day with volunteers at the foodbank helping to deliver food to 450 […]

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'The Batman' delayed once again due to positive coronavirus test

Production on Matt Reeves’ The Batman has been delayed once again due to a crew member testing positive for the coronavirus. READ MORE: The Batman movie: release date, plot details, cast and everything we know so far According to The Sun, a stuntman for Robert Pattinson – who plays the Caped Crusader in the forthcoming DC movie […]

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Petition to ban Sia's film 'Music' reaches 65,000 signatures

A petition launched to rescind the Golden Globe nominations for Sia‘s film Music has reached over 65,000 signatures. The change.org petition calls the film “severely ableist” and says it “contributes to harmful stereotypes of autistic people”. READ MORE: Sia – ‘Music – Songs from and Inspired by the Motion Picture’ review: better than the movie […]