Hamish MacBain
The best films set in London, from Notting Hill to Blow Up
The capital’s cobbled back streets, historic buildings and exquisite parks have long attracted the world’s best filmmakers
Mica Paris: 'I had money and fame and I was like – is this it?'
The performer on why she turned her back on fame, getting 5am calls from Prince and her dream to put British soul music on the map
The Boys in the Boat: as exciting as a rowing race, i.e. not very
It's a nice story but as sports go, rowing is hardly a natural fit for the big screen
Why Betwixmas is the most wonderful time of the year
London becomes your playground during the Betwixmas period says Hamish MacBain, and now's the time to take full advantage
Fancy seeing in New Year with the old school? Hit Indie Amnesty
Guitar anthems all night, cheap drinks and a house party atmosphere. Turns out you haven’t left it too late to have the best NYE ever
One Life: a refugee from the Nazis on the new Kindertransport film
Renate Collins was one of the 669 children rescued from the Nazis by Sir Nicholas Winton, whose actions have been dramatised in an extraordinary new film
Fool Me Once on Netflix: highly bingeable New Year's fare
Fool Me Once pushes all the right buttons to great effect
'My job is just beach' and the 2023-isms we never want to hear again
We're done with it
"What's the deal with Taylor Swift?" Win at Xmas family discussions
Certain names from 2023 are bound to come up post-Turkey when the wine is flowing. So here's how you can be ready...
What Happens Later: Ryan and Duchovny inject charm and charisma
This is no masterpiece, but the pairing of these lesser-seen-these-days Nineties titans is a winner
The Three Musketeers: Milady: as silly as it is sexy
Slick sequences! Sword fights! A preposterously hot cast! This musketeers spin-off has the lot
We really, really need to decriminalise regifting
Forwarding on a present is not just totally fine, it’s eco-friendly: and needs to just be the norm
Napoleon: a historical romp in all senses of the word
The obvious joke here isn't suitable for a family newspaper but Ridley Scott's stars make this sexy biopic sing
The Eternal Daughter: two Swintons are one distraction too many
It's impossible to avoid drawing comparisons to The Shining
I'm A Celebrity... 2023: is Nigel Farage the new Matt Hancock?
Welcome (back) to the jungle and a profoundly depressing TV event
Ed Sheeran at Royal Albert Hall: Delivered the hits... eventually
The show largely centred around his cosy, Elgar-inspired new album Autumn Variations before he got fans on their feet with the classics
Kate Moss's b-day to Henry VIII's coronation: London's wildest parties
Ancient Rome? Pah. London is where the wildest parties happen. And below we revisit 23 of the capital’s most outrageous ever
Inside the super-luxe hotel that used to be the Old War Office
Is the multimillion-pound OWO — the Old War Office — a triumph? Depends on your multimillions...
