The Imitation Game: My thoughts and feelings (Mild spoilers)

I got to see The Imitation Game a bit more than a week ago. Our writer Destiny has already written a great review, but I needed to share my thoughts and feelings with you. Because the film affected me deeply. After it ended I couldn’t form a coherent sentence for a good 10 minutes. It’s important to […]

Cumberbatch on the LFF red carpet – Both sides of the barrier

Dearest readers, our writer Clare and I, Cumberchicken, have had a most exciting week. We were both lucky enough to be able to attend the London Film Festival opening gala, which also happened to be the European premiere of Benedict Cumberbatch’s incredible new film The Imitation Game. Clare and I were able to experience the gala […]

A study in homophobic media

Benedict Cumberbatch is in a good place. He is in demand, working almost non-stop and repeatedly names his job “an embarrassment of riches”. Which it is when you’re friends with Harvey Weinstein and put in front line of next year’s Academy Awards with Alan Turing drama “The Imitation Game” (UK cinecast Oct. 8th, UK release […]

Music According to Benedict – Thom Yorke’s Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes

Longtime fans of Benedict Cumberbatch who’ve followed his musical tastes know of his appreciation for Radiohead and lead singer Thom Yorke. In the past, Cumberbatch has openly admitted Radiohead’s significance to him – as if their music were the soundtrack to his life (never more so than “How To Disappear Completely” – the song he heard […]