Category: Arts
Teddy Swims: I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2) review – retro soul with a retro lyrical attitude
While Brat summer grabbed the headlines as 2024’s defining musical movement, a straighter, more masculine, less lurid green development was rumbling in the background. Defined [more…]
‘Her face is a marvel!’: Vanessa Redgrave’s 20 best films – ranked!
20. Deep Impact (1998) In a brief but memorable role as a socialite dumped by her husband, Redgrave cuts through the schmaltz to provide some [more…]
Perfume Genius: ‘I want to feel extremes – but I’m not as self-destructive now’
Mike Hadreas feels that he had self-destructive tendencies as young as seven. “I saw a white van with no windows go by,” he says. “And [more…]
Flight Risk review – Mel Gibson serves up white-knuckle fun in airplane suspense thriller
Irritating though it is to be conceding anything to the objectionable Mel Gibson (whose 2006 film Apocalypto is very good), his new film does serve [more…]
Nosferatu’s Robert Eggers to direct sequel to 1986’s Labyrinth
Robert Eggers is set to write and direct a sequel to the 1986 fantasy Labyrinth. According to Deadline, the Nosferatu director has just closed a [more…]
Oscars groupthink pushes Emilia Pérez, the weakest nominee, to a record-breaking lead | Peter Bradshaw
So the strange process of Oscar-night groupthink consensus begins, and a certain film becomes mysteriously garlanded as the obvious choice to be preferred over the [more…]
Charli xcx leads male-dominated Brit awards nominations – with first Beatles nod since 1977
Charli xcx leads this year’s Brit awards with five nominations for her 2024-dominating record Brat – the Guardian’s album of last year. With four nominations [more…]
Sundance 2025: the 10 films not to miss at this year’s festival
Sundance remains one of the toughest festivals to truly predict – a smattering of unknown first-timers unfurling distributor-less films that are often shrouded in mystery [more…]
10cc’s Graham Gouldman: ‘Every West Indian person I’ve spoken to loves Dreadlock Holiday – but I wouldn’t write certain lines now’
Do 10cc deserve more recognition for their contribution to forward-thinking music in the 70s? In my mind, you were up there with Sparks and Roxy [more…]
Tina Turner: Hot for You Baby review – she’s in fine voice, but this lost 1984 song is no classic
In a world where august artists’ back catalogues have become big business, the music industry has become impressively adept at convincing people to shell out [more…]
