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Ed Brown wrote a new post 4 years, 6 months ago

Part of what makes Frank Turner’s music so enjoyable is its irrepressible sense of adolescent vigour. So it feels pleasingly on-brand that we’re less than 30 seconds into our interview before the 39-year-old sta […]

Orla McAndrew wrote a new post 4 years, 6 months ago

This June Angela Carter’s Bloody Chamber (And Other Stories) will be reimagined for the stage by the Proteus Theatre Company at the Pavilion Theatre. For an hour and 20 minutes, the ensemble cast will take the a […]

Tom Charlesworth wrote a new post 4 years, 6 months ago

Musical tycoon Andrew Lloyd Webber has threatened to sue the UK government if theatres are unable to fully reopen on 21 June.

The Daily Mail recently reported that the composer fears any delay to the fourth […]

Ellen Leslie wrote a new post 4 years, 6 months ago

A digital performance and multiple films will be streamed online as part of Border Crossings’ ORIGINS Festival this summer.

The programme will feature a reworked digital adaptation of Madeline Sayet’s Whe […]

Jen Rose wrote a new post 4 years, 6 months ago

In our Blue Filter series, we are inviting our writers to reflect on the films that they have connected with through challenging or upsetting times, both during the COVID-19 pandemic and before. In the latest e […]

Megan D'Ardenne wrote a new post 4 years, 6 months ago

Gary McKee: The Man Behind 110 Marathons Gary McKee, for lack of better words, is a fierce running machine. Since 2003 he has been a fundraiser for M […]

Tom Travers wrote a new post 4 years, 6 months ago

While the Brighton group might easily be mistaken as a group of mods and rockers from the suede jackets and bootleg jeans, FUR is one of the biggest growing alt-indie bands in the UK. With a modern twist on r […]

Ben Faulkner wrote a new post 4 years, 6 months ago

Universal Pictures have released the first full trailer and poster for M. Night Shyamalan’s new horror-thriller, Old. It will be the 14th film Shyamalan has directed, and adds to his rich catalogue of famed m […]

Hattie Fisk wrote a new post 4 years, 6 months ago

With widespread fame in the ’90s, it is a wonder that the Mancunian rockers James are still releasing promising new material. Younger generations are listening to hits like ‘Come Home’, ‘Sit Down’, ‘She’s […]

Rehana Nurmahi wrote a new post 4 years, 6 months ago

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Despite all feeling quite unnecessary, Cruella somehow manages to be buckets of fun with a tongue planted firmly in cheek, writes Rehana Nurmahi.

“I wonder what the backstory is of that evil lady who […]

Tamara Krivskaya wrote a new post 4 years, 6 months ago

Hundreds of us watched in awe as Dominic Cummings – the man who travelled to Barnard Castle to test his eyesight at the height of the first lockdown – tore apart the current government’s coronavirus response u […]

Alexandria Slater wrote a new post 4 years, 6 months ago

Alexandria Slater explores symbols of togetherness and their cultural implications in Aleem Khan’s searing feature debut, After Love.

In our era of post-Brexit chauvinism, After Love director Aleem Khan poses […]

Ed Brown wrote a new post 4 years, 6 months ago

Wolf Alice knew what they were doing when they decided to kick off Blue Weekend with the query—murmured in hushed tones—“when will we three meet again, in thunder, lightning, in rain?”

With the release of thei […]

Lucy Dunn wrote a new post 4 years, 6 months ago

David Diop, author of At Night All Blood Is Black, is the first French winner of the International Booker Prize as of Wednesday 2 June. The £50,000 prize is to be split between Diop and Anna Moschovakis, who […]

Megan Roxburgh wrote a new post 4 years, 6 months ago

The latest cast member for HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us has been announced and is a familiar face to fans of the franchise.

The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that Merle Dandridge will be reprising h […]

George Nash wrote a new post 4 years, 6 months ago

A gripping crime thriller, or just doom and gloom? George Nash reviews HBO’s Mare of Easttown, including Kate Winslet’s career-defining role (with some spoilers ahead).

A dark cloud hangs over Easttown, the […]

Steph Green wrote a new post 4 years, 6 months ago

New films from Mia Hansen-Love, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, François Ozon and more will compete in this year’s edition of the prestigious event.

The full line-up for the 74th Cannes Film Festival has been […]

Jen Charlton wrote a new post 4 years, 6 months ago

In our Blue Filter series, we are inviting our writers to reflect on the films that they have connected with through challenging or upsetting times, both during the COVID-19 pandemic and before. In the latest […]

Lucy Dunn wrote a new post 4 years, 6 months ago

After 4,000 years of being occupied by humans, the last remaining islanders on Scottish island St Kilda will inspire a new podcast musical.

The musical Atlantic, which will be aired as a podcast, aims to […]