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Damascus Station (David McCloskey) – book review

There is a grand tradition of former spies going on to write spy novels – Ian Fleming and John Le…

Darren Coggan: Poems, Prayers & Promises of John Denver (Chapel Off Chapel) – musical theatre review

I swear I close my eyes and I can hear the late, great John Denver. When I open them and see…

German Film Festival 2023 – a preview

The German Film Festival is back for 2023 with a fresh selection of the best German-language films. Once again Palace…

Win tickets to the 2023 German Film Festival

- German Film Festival - In Palace Cinemas nationally from 2 - 24 May 2023 We have 5 double passes…

The Innocent – movie review

Winner of the Best Screenplay at the Cesar Awards (the French Oscars), The Innocent is a comedic crime caper mixed…

Allelujah – movie review

In director by Richard Eyre’s Allelujah, the Bethlehem is a small geriatric hospital in Yorkshire and its various wards are…

Mafia Mamma – movie review

I don’t quite know what to make of Mafia Mamma. This is the new film from Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) and…

The Pope’s Exorcist – movie review

It’s been fifty years since the horror classic The Exorcist hit screens and scared the bejesus out of audiences. Since…

Red Queen (Juan Gómez-Jurado) – book review

The first book of Spanish author Juan Gómez-Jurado’s crime thriller trilogy, Red Queen (translated by Nick Caistor) demonstrates (if it…

Pear-Shaped (Theatre Works) – theatre review

Having closely watched all 75 minutes of Pear-Shaped, I remain utterly confused about what I just saw. It is a semi-autobiographical…