Category: Arts
Freakier Friday cast and crew criticise ‘hurtful’ Asian stereotypes in 2003 film
The director and leading cast member of Freakier Friday, the soon-to-be-released sequel to Disney’s 2003 body-swap comedy Freaky Friday, have criticised the “hurtful” Asian stereotypes [more…]
‘Jazz isn’t about perfection’: drummer Billy Cobham on Miles Davis, Massive Attack and still learning at 80
Billy Cobham speaks the way he plays drums. Words pour out of him in a great, rhythmic rush, every sentence alive with energy and ideas [more…]
Martin Scorsese announces film that will feature Pope Francis’s ‘final interview’
Martin Scorsese has made a documentary with the late Pope Francis that will feature conversations between the pontiff and Scorsese, including what the film-makers say [more…]
Tinā review – a feelgood choir drama that follows a winning formula
Ah yes: the inspirational high school movie! This formula is an oldie but a goodie: a thinking-outside-the-box teacher profoundly inspires their students while restoring something [more…]
Kendrick Lamar and SZA review – powerhouse duo make their mark in Atlanta
Just when it seemed as if Kendrick Lamar had dropped his grudge against Drake, it turns out his “game over” coda to the Super Bowl [more…]
‘A human piñata’: Katy Perry reflects on online abuse following Blue Origin flight and latest tour
Following criticism of her latest tour, new music and her trip to the edge of space on Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin craft, Katy Perry has [more…]
Slade in Flame review – Midlands glam rockers offer A Hard Day’s Night meets Get Carter
Here is Slade’s movie musical satire from 1975, a film with all the pungent historical presence of a pub ashtray, about an imaginary band called [more…]
Borrowed Time: Lennon’s Last Decade review – reverential reminiscence takes its time
We have recently seen a slew of intriguing movies about John Lennon’s post-Beatles existence: The Lost Weekend: A Love Story, about Lennon’s brief relationship with [more…]
Jo Cox family says Kneecap offering ‘half an apology’ over alleged call to kill MPs
Brendan Cox, the husband of the murdered MP Jo Cox, has said the Irish rap trio Kneecap have offered only “half an apology”, after criticism [more…]
‘It’s just a book’: Wuthering Heights casting director defends choice of Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi
Kharmel Cochrane, the casting director of Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights has defended the choice of Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi for [more…]
