A young Black man is given a pair of his grandfather's binoculars. As he steps out into the world to do some birdwatching the binoculars show him more than he bargained for, and the people he encounters show their true colours. That's the start of It's A Bird - a short story by writer Christian... Continue Reading →
“I cannot sanction your buffoonery!” Learning to love Joel Schumacher’s Batman
“I cannot sanction your buffoonery." That’s what Tommy Lee Jones reportedly said to Jim Carrey as they were about to make a Batman film together. It also neatly sums up the critical reaction to Joel Schumacher’s two Batman movies, Batman Forever (1995) and Batman & Robin (1997). Subversive, camp, kinky - Joel Schumacher queered the... Continue Reading →