Trumps Muslim travel ban shows that history is repeating itself
Holocaust Memorial Day fell on January 27 this year: the day we commemorate and honour the 11 million victims of severe hate, racism and discrimination....
LIVE BLOG: US election 2016
On the evening of US presidential election 2016 The River will be live blogging events throughout. Check back here for updates on swing states and...
‘Selma’
Though the flower prints and fedoras make it clear that Selma, directed by Ava DuVernay, is set in the 1960s Alabama, the issues the film...
Review: Compliance
A disturbing film representation of true stories, The River reviews a "hard to swallow" Craig Zobel film.Teri DyerSome films are hard to watch because they’re...
American study says students more likely to do worse with parental funding
Study shows that parents funding students may actually have a negative impact. Laura Rietz Parents’ financial help to their children to get through university might...
Review: Lincoln
Biopics need a strong central performance, you have to feel for the lead character and believe them. Steven Spielberg achieves this perfectly in Lincoln.Max ParkerWhen...
Interview: The Cribs on The Black Eyed Peas diva antics, their new album and 10 years on the road
Gary and Ryan Jarman reveal how The Black Eyed Peas behaved like divas and how after 10 years they’re still going strong.
Homeland series two: that’s right, it’s back
Homeland’s back and after a teeth-clenching second episode we are left longing for more. Lily Kemp Series one was a raging success, it seems like...