Category: Arts
Snow Leopard review – enigmatic tale of man v beast is late Tibetan film-maker’s final word
Tibetan film-maker Pema Tseden died of heart failure last year at the age of 53, just months after completing this movie; his health was almost [more…]
Her dead father left her 10,000 records. Sharing them online helped her grieve – and get to know him
When Jula’s father died, he left her his vinyl collection – close to 10,000 records that included everything from opera to 60s psych to prog [more…]
Father John Misty: Mahashmashana review | Alexis Petridis’s album of the week
Nine years after his breakthrough album I Love You, Honeybear turned Josh Tillman from a minor indie singer-songwriter (and the former drummer of Fleet Foxes) [more…]
Layla review – heartbreak looms in coming-of-age yarn of a secret affair and queer identity
British-Iraqi drag artist and film-maker Amrou Al-Kadhi makes a strong feature debut with this coming-of-age dramedy of queer identity, which is heartfelt if slightly glib. [more…]
‘Nothing left except quivering protoplasm’: the man who pedalled a plane across the Channel
Bryan Allen is not the type to blow his own trumpet. Colleagues who knew him only as a software engineer in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory [more…]
BBC Sound of 2025 longlist tips established artists including Chappell Roan and Confidence Man
The BBC Sound of 2025 list, the broadcaster’s annual list of rising artists with “the best chance of mainstream success”, has highlighted a number of [more…]
More endurance than you can shake a stick at: does conducting keep you young?
Tonight, 97-year-old Herbert Blomstedt will climb to the Royal Festival Hall podium in London to conduct the Philharmonia Orchestra. For those of us who anticipate [more…]
Coachella 2025 lineup: Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone and Travis Scott to headline in April
Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone and Travis Scott will headline Coachella 2025. Scott, whose prominent billing comes with the description “designs the desert”, will [more…]
BAM! review – smart gig-economy comedy is a rollicking modern-day farce
Sparkling and vivacious, Jordan Tragash’s heartfelt queer comedy captures with considerable charm the conundrums of the precarious gig worker’s lifestyle. For those familiar with Chicago, [more…]
The Merry Gentlemen review – more forgettable festive filler from Netflix
The unending expansion of Netflix, still easily the most streamed of all the streamers, has turned it into an ambitious one-stop shop for all, home [more…]
