Exhibition on Screen: Frida Kahlo
“Frida Kahlo was a genius, she is in many ways a unique artist. Her work…
Browsing: On Screen
Pompeii: Below the Clouds
With the release of Gianfranco Rosi’s hauntingly beautiful documentary, Rosalind Ormiston is absorbed by this meditation on life…
The Reluctant Auteur: The Unmaking of a Television Original
In a follow-up to his polemic on the BBC licence fee, former television director Paul…
Riot Women
Okay, indulge me for a few moments; name six great series from the recent past…
Notes from the Sofa: The Nu Who
With the latest series of Doctor Who on our screens, the Arb’s on screen critic -…
Zero Day and the De Niro Conundrum
Netflix’s new political thriller covers the aftermath of a catastrophic one-minute cyber-attack on the US…
I Am Martin Parr
On general release in the UK this week, I Am Martin Parr documents the successful…
The Arb’s Oscar Predictions 2025
Our man for all things ‘on screen’, Paul Joyce, takes a look at this year’s…
The Tragedy Without an End: Lockerbie
As January seems to be the prime time for event drama on the small screen, the Arb’s…
An Armchair Christmas: The Entertainment Round-Up
Former TV director and the Arb’s ‘on screen’ critic, Paul Joyce, offers an appraisal of…
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light
As Wolf Hall continues to hold court on Sunday nights, director, photographer and Arb screen…
The Day of the Jackal
The Arb’s screen critic, former TV director and photographer, Paul Joyce, takes aim at the…