Category: Arts
Porij: Teething review – dance music without drama or daring
You can imagine a private members’ club commissioning Porij as artists-in-residence: the young Manchester band makes dance music so smooth and so inoffensive that I [more…]
Mad fer it! The young musicians flying the flag for Britpop
For some, Britpop was a high point for British guitar music: that time when Blur, Pulp, Suede and Oasis thrilled the world with wit and [more…]
David Crowell: Point/Cloud review – minimalism that sparkles with joy
Crowell has been an in-demand musician around New York for more than a decade – playing saxophone, flute and guitars with the likes of the [more…]
ISS review – Ariana DeBose is ace as third world war sparks space station survival race
At first, the crew on board the International Space Station (ISS) mistake the tiny dot of fire on Earth for a volcano. But look: there’s [more…]
The evolution of man: how Ryan Gosling changed stardom, cinema and society
In Hollywood, there are no accidents. Ryan Gosling’s role in stuntman pic The Fall Guy, hard on the heels of his show-stopping Oscars rendition of [more…]
Hollywood reacts to overturning of Harvey Weinstein rape conviction: ‘Beyond disappointed’
Hollywood has reacted with shock to the news that the disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction has been overturned by a New York court. The [more…]
Cannes to premiere Jean-Luc Godard film finished the day before he died
The final film from the French-Swiss director Jean-Luc Godard is set to premiere at this year’s Cannes film festival. Scénarios is an 18-minute short that [more…]
High-minded, progressive and literate, Laurent Cantet made a trio of brilliant films | Peter Bradshaw
Laurent Cantet was a classic product of the French cinema industry: a deeply intelligent, high-minded progressive film-maker of the same generation as Robin Campillo and [more…]
Furious, funny and potentially fatal: hip-hop’s 20 greatest diss tracks – ranked!
20. Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar – Like That (2024) Whether you view the beef that has consumed hip-hop’s upper echelons as a spicy [more…]
St Vincent: All Born Screaming review – the unmasking of a great American songwriter
The cover of St Vincent’s previous album, Daddy’s Home, featured Annie Clark in character: heavy eye-make up, ripped stockings, blond wig – the “benzo beauty [more…]