Category: Arts
Thunderbolts* review – Florence Pugh is saving grace of Marvel’s hit-and-miss mess
Thunderbolts* can be messy. Not just the movie, with its clumsily forced narrative beats and whiplash tonal shifts. But also, its title characters, the broken [more…]
Britpop battle between Blur and Oasis revisited in ‘punchy’ new comedy
It was the great Britpop showdown in the summer of 1995, billed as a contest between cheeky chaps and lairy lads. Thirty years on, a [more…]
The Smashing Machine: Dwayne Johnson fights for an Oscar in first trailer
Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt aim for awards glory with the first trailer for fact-based sports drama The Smashing Machine. The wrestler-turned-actor plays the MMA [more…]
‘Chipmunks were obsessed with my mics’: the man who recorded a tree for a year
What does a landscape sound like when it’s not being listened to? This philosophical question was a catalyst for film-maker and artist Joshua Bonnetta, who [more…]
Beyoncé review – ever-evolving star kicks off electrifying Cowboy Carter tour
Beyoncé doesn’t just take the stage – she takes the narrative back. On opening night of her Cowboy Carter world tour at the four-year-old SoFi [more…]
‘If I kissed some man, I would cut my lips off’: Terrence Howard explains why he declined Marvin Gaye biopic
The actor Terrence Howard has said that he declined the role of Marvin Gaye in a film, because he didn’t want to kiss another man. [more…]
The Alarm frontman Mike Peters dies aged 66
Mike Peters, frontman of the Welsh rock band The Alarm, has died from blood cancer aged 66. The musician, who was forced to cancel a [more…]
Conclave director signs Brad Pitt for long-awaited adaptation of The Riders
Edward Berger, whose papal thriller Conclave won best film at the Baftas and was nominated for eight Oscars, has signed on to direct Brad Pitt [more…]
‘I felt caught between cultures’: Mongolian musician Enji on her beguiling, border-crossing music
Growing up in the icy Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar, singing was as natural as speech for Enkhjargal Erkhembayar. “Every day after my parents came home [more…]
Where Dragons Live review – reflections on family life in an extraordinary setting
This warm, gentle documentary from Suzanne Raes is about a family – and a family home – that might have interested Nancy Mitford or Wes [more…]
