EJ Oakley
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Brutalism’s revival: The forgotten ethics
Brutalism, identified by its chunky peculiarity and concrete oddity is both adored and loathed, understood and condemned. But as its national demolition is routinely being called for, an insurgence in its popularity has emerged, only to illuminate the current isolation between politics and architecture – a relationship once intrinsic to our fabric of life.
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The Great Brexit War
EJ Oakley
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13 Reasons Why
A show that both embodies and defies teenage cliché, 13 Reasons Why tackles the suicide of a girl, Hannah Baker, and her reasons why she did it. It is a gripping drama that questions the accountability of each person in turn over thirteen episodes, a mystery for the viewer and protagonist.
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Roman Tragedies – Toneelgroep Amsterdam
The jagged concrete outline of the Barbican Centre, in all its brutalist glory, lends itself fittingly to my mood as I enter – it is hard not to wince, at least subconsciously, at the prospect of six hours of Shakespearean text to be performed sequentially and without interval, in a language you do not speak.…
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On Breakups: Part I
Me and my first love did not break up because we did not love each other anymore. We didn’t have any arguments. We were so happy together. But we had also moved very fast. Getting into a relationship at the age of fifteen and then being together for three years was a surprise to us…
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Gentleman’s Dub Club – Dubtopia Tour – A Review
I knew what to expect when I walked into the Troxy music hall, somewhere in east London, to see Gentleman’s Dub Club.
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Snow in Midsummer
Gun shots. Blood smatters against a fluttering white flag. A young woman lay limp and lifeless. The execution is done. Returning their rifles to an upright position, three soldiers march toward the body. Without courtesy, the woman is hoisted to a sitting position. In a remarkable show of disrespect, one of the soldiers casually wields…
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On Ghosting
Ah, ghosting. Possibly one of the cruellest ways for a relationship to end – the complete and utter severance of relations by one person to the other. I do not mean the subtle fade away, in which conversations become more disparate and stunted. I mean full on ghosting, where the other person seems to disappear from…
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A Cure For Plot Holes
Gore Verbinski’s A Cure for Wellness is a clean break away from more family-friendly ventures, boasting terrific cinematography and a stellar performance from Dane DeHaan, but is ultimately let down by its own disappointing finale.
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