It’s been a rough few years for Pixar, who are no longer the hitmakers they used to be. The Pandemic was rough for them, as interesting work like Soul and …
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Arcadian review: Nicolas Cage is underused in curious indie horror
Nicolas Cage lends his star power to this curious indie horror. In a post-apocalypse, his characterPaul lives in a country house with his teenage sons Joseph (Jaeden Martell) and Thomas …
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group lowers stake in AO World
Mike Ashley’s retail empire Frasers Group has lowered its stake in white goods giant AO World. The owner of brands including House of Fraser and Sports Direct has reduced its …
Hit musical Hamilton smashes Edinburgh theatres’ box office records
The operator behind iconic Edinburgh venues including the Festival Theatre and King’s Theatre has continued its post-pandemic comeback as the musical Hamilton smashed the group’s box office records, according to …
Our critic calls Anthony Hopkins’ return to the big screen ‘lifeless’ – review
This melodramatic two-hander is based around the fact that weeks before his death, psychologist Sigmund Freud (played here by Anthony Hopkins) was visited by an unknown Oxford academic. The film …
French rugby star ‘sorry and ashamed’ after he is axed for racist comments
France and Toulon rugby player Melvin Jaminet has apologised and pledged to assist investigations after he was suspended for apparently making racist remarks. Jaminet was swiftly pulled from France’s current …
Joali Maldives is the best place to do nothing at all
The Maldives is the kind of place that inspires bad prose. These impossibly manicured resort islands in the Indian Ocean fill you with an urge to write things like “turquoise …
Peacocks returns to the black after shedding more than 1,400 jobs
Peacocks has clawed its way back to profit after shedding more than 1,400 jobs, newly-filed documents have revealed. The high street retailer, which was saved from administration in a management …
Fortress Capital is a Ponzi scheme, administrators claim amid attempt to bankrupt directors
Administrators of an investment firm whose clients comprised footballers and members of a church have labelled Fortress Capital a Ponzi scheme and will seek to bankrupt its two directors. Insolvency …
Bank of England’s Haskel prefers holding rates on back of ‘tight’ labour market
A Bank of England rate-setter said he would prefer to leave interest rates on hold a little while longer to ensure the post-pandemic surge in inflation has been decisively tamed. …