Rector 2015 – Presenting the Candidates
Ethan DeWitt interviews Peter McColl: What are some of your main accomplishments in the past three years? The things I think that we have achieved on are accommodation in the…
The Gambler
Mark Wahlberg plays Jim Bennet, a novelist and academic with a gambling addiction, in this disjointed remake of a 1974 thriller. We meet Bennet in the process of racking up…
Big Hero 6
In a world full to the brim with superhero origin films and cute animated romps, Disney’s new offering Big Hero 6 manages to expertly mash them both together into something…
Inherent Vice
This is a confusing film. That needs to be said from the outset, because any expectation of a conventional crime/police drama, where threads are teased out but eventually all tied…
The BBC is far from impartial
The BBC has long been a broadcasting institution set far above the tawdry tabloids and the corruption of the Murdoch Empire; it has consistently commanded the implicit trust of the…
Juan Roman Riquelme – A case for the ‘beautiful’ footballer
Speaking after his side’s 3-2 FA Cup win over Brighton last weekend, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger proclaimed that ‘if you love football, you love Tomas Rosicky.’ Whilst the virtuoso performance…
Ordaining the modern Church
Last week, a monumental change took place in the practices of the Church of England, as the first female bishop, Libby Lane, was consecrated. After decades of long debate, the…
George Wyllie: Keeping The Balance
Located in the creative warren of Summerhall is the posthumous exhibition of Scottish artist George Wyllie’s work, entitled Keeping The Balance. Aged 90 when he died, Wyllie didn’t enter the…