By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Call me sentimentalist, call me old fashioned – but like others, I’m sure, turkey (the bird) is something that I do not generally associate with the month of July. Generally reserved for Christmas time, often sentenced to hours withering at the bottom of a hot oven, turkey has gained a negative reputation for being dry and generally unexciting - unless you are a child and enjoy eating food that has been cut into the shape of...

Chinese Space Station Tiangong-1 is in freefall in space and could crash to Earth in days, according to experts. The satellite was launched in 2011 and should have come back down to Earth in the ocean in a controlled crash. But astronomers believe China is losing control of it and it could crash at any time and anywhere. Thomas Dorman, who has been watching the movement of the satellite, told Space.com that China's radio silence on the issue could mean that it...

Churches in Germany are set to become wi-fi enabled 'Godspots' to attract more young people. Protestant places of worship will provide free wifi to the congregation in a bid to move the church into the 21st century and connect with Millennials. Fabian Blatner, IT manager of the Evangelical Church in Berlin, explained the move, saying: "People are no less spiritual than before. But the places of communication have shifted and much takes place in digital social networks and communities. With Godspot...

Stunning photos of the sun aligning with the east-west streets of Manhattan have emerged in a rare summer solstice event in New York. The so-called 'Manhattanhenge', named after Stonehenge in Salisbury, where thousands gather to watch the sunrise each year on the summer solstice, happens at opposite ends of the summer solstice and brings traffic to a standstill as people capture rare shots of the alignment. Social media also came to light following the event, with thousands of incredible snaps emerging from the streets....

Review by Leslie Byron Pitt Highlander is another one of those films that a generation of people swear don’t get made anymore, despite the fact the distribution of such quirky films has been altered and that brand awareness and fandom have helped smooth out the rougher edges of more fantastical, commercial filmmaking. Through the jaded eyes of a younger viewer, it’s easy to pick the flaws of a feature such as Highlander. It’s an inherently silly film with a clear...

Review by Leslie Byron Pitt Deniz Gamze Ergüven's expressive tale of female empowerment is as emotive as it is relevant. It communicates its simple tale with an understated eloquence, never feeling sentimental or forced. The film location and religious culture may feel miles away, but it's sensibilities are universal. From a narrative point of view, comparisons to Sophia Coppola's hazy The Virgin Suicide are apparent. However, from a thematic point of view, Mustang holds similarities to Rama Burshtein's detailed but...

Review by Leslie Byron Pitt This film broke me. Perhaps it was the all too real nods to customer services. The seminars, the platitudes and the like. It might have been the brilliant chemistry between the cast. The voices of David Thewlis and Jenifer Jason Leigh provide a spark so strong that it made me realise just how much that's missing from romances and dramas. Maybe those things helped. However, upon thinking about it, I feel it may have been...

Review by Leslie Byron Pitt “Why are these people, friends?” Is the type of question you could find yourself asking when observing Alex Ross Perry’s quietly startling Queen of Earth. And rightly so. The film froths with a near overbearing deep-seated resentment which could make the psycho-biddies of the sixties flinch. However, despite the trading of venom that is applied between the film’s two lead female stars, the co-dependency the flitters around the couple is something that holds an acute...

Review by Ben Holliday/@bholliday No film in recent history has had as many hurdles to overcome before paying punters get a chance to see the final product on the big screen. Be it a horrendous marketing campaign or a fanatical anti-Ghostbuster contingent in opposition to the all female cast, the Paul Feig directed flick has found itself in an odd position. For a vocal minority, this reboot would have to be the second coming of Citizen Kane to secure their...