The most hated film of the 2010s now feels even more out of time than ever – but was it actually as awful as you have been told?
Tag: political correctness
Yes, It’s The Benny Hill Show!
The kerfuffle over the famous comedian’s return to UK TV.
The Mass Panic That Came To Tea
How the throwaway comments of a single campaigner led to hysterical press reports around the world.
Why The Past Matters
The Critical Drinker’s passionate defence of the art of yesterday, no matter how much it clashes with current ideas.
The Nature Of Monkey Is Irrepressible!
Celebrating the Monkey Magic of the classic martial arts fantasy TV series.
The Hell You’re Going Through Is Thanks To The Most Boring People You’ve Ever Met
The age of the rebellious hedonist is over. The dullards have taken over.
In Defence Of Fu Manchu
Sax Rohmer’s series of novels, and the films that they inspired, are the subject of much controversy. But we need to see them in context
Honor Blackman And Patrick MacNee’s Kinky Boots
The cheesy and outrageous novelty record from the stars of The Avengers that became an unexpected hit over a quarter of a century after it
That Terrible Moment When You Have To Defend Roy Chubby Brown
Britain’s most offensive comedian faces local council bans – here’s why that is not something to support.
Clowns To The Left Of Me, Jokers To The Right…
The moral panic over Joker is a depressing throwback to video nasty hysteria.
