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Wreck-It Ralph is a joy to revisit. Original, heartfelt, and full to the brim of that elusive Disney magic, it shines just as brightly a decade on as it did in the year of its release. In fact, despite its […]

This film screened as part of the 2022 BFI London Film Festival. You can find all of our coverage of the festival here.

Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) pays a visit to the island paradise of an eccentric […]

Martin McDonagh returns in stunning form with the mournfully hilarious tragicomedy The Banshees of Inisherin. Set against the backdrop of the Irish Civil War, it traces the breakdown of a friendship in a small […]

If you’d told anyone in 2004 that Kiefer Sutherland, 80s heartthrob and star of the immensely popular 24, would not only record and release three country-rock albums but that these albums would be good, they m […]

Doctor Who fans received the surprise of a lifetime when it was officially confirmed that David Tennant would be returning to play the 14th Doctor. 

As viewers bid farewell to Jodie Whittaker’s 13t […]

All manner of gods and monsters await with November’s releases, with dark tales and the return of a long-awaited saga among some of the stories on offer this month…along with some goats and a few gold rings t […]

49th & Main return with a new single after the release of their EP, Must Be Nice, in July. ‘Believe in Love’ celebrates life and offers us a taste of jazzy electro-pop.

Borrowing samples from ‘We’ve Got To Beli […]

The BBC has announced that the hit film Boiling Point, starring Stephen Graham, is being made into a TV drama. The 2021 feature film, set in a bustling restaurant, is coming to BBC One and iPlayer as a five-part […]

Stuck on what to stream this month? Unlike other lists, we’re on hand to recommend a variety of films for every mood, from tear-jerkers to trailblazers. Here are our picks for the best films to stream in the UK t […]

The third screen adaptation of the original novel All Quiet on the Western Front follows teenager Paul and his friends through their soul-destroying experience of war.

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War is hell. We know that by n […]

Often, there’s a degree of anonymity associated with dance music producers, but South London born Fred Gibson distances himself from that stereotype. He’s spent much of his illustrious career accumulating pro […]

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After a COVID-enforced hiatus of several years, the Nottingham Operatic Society makes a triumphant return to Theatre Royal with their newest offering, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame. With over fifty per […]

Salman Rushdie has lost vision in one eye and the use of one hand following the attack he suffered at a literary event in New York on 12th August, his agent confirmed. Rushdie, who has been on the receiving end […]

You might be forgiven for thinking that music comes easily to King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard. After all, releasing 22 full-length albums in ten years is a feat that only a band who have tunes flowing directly […]

Movie Monday: Film Recommendations By Our Contributors

A little over ten years ago, the incredibly ambitious Cloud Atlas was released. The film by the Wachowskis, a polarising film among critics and audiences […]

A new verbatim play based on the Wagatha Christie Trial will be coming to the West End for one night only.

Directed by Lisa Spirling, Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial will capture the dramatic legal […]

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Believe it or not, The Almeida’s Tammy Faye is not the first musical based on the life of the American televangelist. It is easy to see why: the larger-than-life Christian TV host was practically […]

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As we wait in the bar in London’s Cockpit theatre prior to the performance of Talley’s Folly, 1940s jazz music plays as people mingle among drinks. 5 minutes before the scheduled performance time, we ar […]

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“What if we put love into the care system?” asks one of the actors in the National Theatre of Scotland’s Holding/Holding On.

Holding/Holding On shines a light on the unheard voices o […]

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Running from 30 September to 22 October, Derby Theatre and Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch’s Jekyll and Hyde is, in its turns, gripping, chilling and darkly amusing. Adapted for the stage by Neil Bartlett an […]