Author: Emily Davis
Better Man review – Robbie Williams becomes CGI chimp in surreal biopic
Robbie Williams – only he is a chimp! This is a pretty trad music biopic, coming with the accepted U-shaped narrative arc of humble beginnings, [more…]
Valencia confirm Carlos Corberán’s arrival as head coach from West Brom
Valencia have confirmed the appointment of Carlos Corberán as their head coach on a contract to 2027 after paying his release clause of about £3m [more…]
The Order review – Jude Law does solid work in vehement account of white supremacists’ takedown
Justin Kurzel directs a workmanlike true-crime thriller about a real-life American white supremacist movement called the Order, which, in the 1980s, murdered Jewish radio journalist [more…]
Two reporters and a police officer killed in shooting at Haiti hospital reopening
Two reporters and a police officer were killed and others injured on Tuesday when armed men opened fire on a group of journalists who gathered [more…]
DJ Alfredo, icon of Ibiza’s dance music scene, dies aged 71
DJ Alfredo, who had a significant influence on Ibiza becoming a global centre for dance music culture, has died aged 71. Amnesia, the club where [more…]
Ex-drug lord Fabio Ochoa walks free in Colombia after 20 years in US prisons
The return of the former drug trafficker Fabio Ochoa to Colombia following his deportation from the United States has reopened old wounds among victims of [more…]
Mauritius holds out on Chagos Islands deal over Diego Garcia lease
Mauritius is holding out over a deal to gain control of the Chagos Islands from the UK, leaving ministers less than a month to rescue [more…]
Jack Bond, cult British director and Pet Shop Boys collaborator, dies aged 87
Jack Bond, a British film-maker who worked on a string of avant garde films in the 1960s and 70s with Jane Arden, and went on [more…]
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of forcing ex-assistant to clean up after ‘Wild King Night’ parties
The detained rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, already facing more than 30 civil complaints alongside federal racketeering conspiracy charges, has been hit with a claim [more…]
Alfa Anderson obituary
Among the disco goddesses – the Donnas, Glorias, Evelyns, Gwens, Candis and Anitas – who serenaded the dancers of the hedonistic 1970s in such celebrated [more…]
