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Parallel Mothers – movie review

Director Pedro Almodóvar and actor Penélope Cruz are a match made in heaven. The pair have been mainstays of Spanish…

Harsh Times (Mario Vargas Llosa) – book review

Nobel Prize winning Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa has long been interested in Latin American politics and history. His 1969…

Gold (Stan) – movie review

A survival story, Gold is set in an inhospitable desert in a not-too-distant dystopian future. This dark and visceral tale…

New music round-up (for w/e 21 January 2022)

Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 21 January 2022. The…

CLOSED: Win tickets to C’mon C’mon

- C'mon C'mon - Only in cinemas from 17 February 2022 We have 5 double in-season passes thanks to Transmission…

Touching the Void (MTC) – theatre review

A near death experience is revealed as an adventure story in MTC’s comedic drama Touching the Void, which kicks off…

Nightmare Alley – movie review

If any setting was just made for Guillermo del Toro, it’s got to be the circus. Colour, spectacle, carnies, creepy…

Spencer – movie review

I found it hell to watch a tortured Princess Diana splitting apart in Spencer, the latest film from Pablo Larraín…

Valentine (Snail Mail) – music review

While 2021 may have been a rough year due to the pandemic, it was a great year for new music.…

Limbo – movie review

Writer-director Ben Sharrock draws on his own experiences of living in Syria and working with refugees in Algeria to shape…