Lucy Carter

Style Over Substance: Bacchae Review ★★☆☆☆ Nima Taleghani’s Bacchae begins with a haunting, echoing whistle. The theatre falls dark, before a gi […]

Overly Optimistic: ‘Sing Street’ Review ★★★ Adapting an acclaimed piece of media to another medium will always prove challenging. Sing Street, John […]

‘Love, Charlie’ Review: An Undercooked Dish on a Controversial Figure This by-the-book documentary is more Wikipedia summary than interrogation as it tracks the life and times of […]

The Indiependent's Most Anticipated Films of 2025 As we roll into 2025, there’s plenty to look forward to in the world of cinema. Here, some of our writers share […]

The Indiependent’s Favourite Films of 2024 As we say goodbye to 2024, some of our writers take a look back at their favourite films of the year. From […]

Live Review: iDKHOW // O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 03.07.24 Returning to London after a three-year absence, it’s fitting that iDKHOW opens their set with ‘ […]

'Challengers' Review: Buzzy Tennis Drama Is A Grand-Slam Hit Luca Guadagnino’s must-anticipated Challengers is framed around a single tennis match. It should be fairly l […]

Album Review: GLOOM DIVISION // iDKHOW It’s been more than three years since I DON’T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME’s (iDKHOW) much-anticipated debut […]

Interview: Goran Baba Ali and Aleksandra Markovi // Afsana Press The Indiependent sits down with Goran Baba Ali and Aleksandra Markovic, co-founders of new publishing house […]

The Indiependent's Favourite Films of 2023 Our writers share their favourite films of 2023, from raunchy comedies to historical dramas and stylised […]

Tale of Brutality Lacks Bite: ‘God of Carnage’ Review ★★✰✰✰ Yasmina Reza is well-known for her tragicomic dramas, where a single event prompts a complete […]

'The Great Gatsby' is an Energetic Take on a Well-Loved Classic: Review ★★★✰✰ The ambiance of Covent Garden on a summer’s evening is hard to match, and contributed considerabl […]

An AI Adventure: 'Saint Jude' Review ★★★✰✰ The premise of ‘immersive entertainment company’ Swamp Motel’s most recent production is that an orga […]

Magic And Mystery: 'The Art of Illusion' Review ★★★★✰ The Art of Illusion begins with a crime.  In 1984, August (Brian Martin), a talented pickpocket […]

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Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon made its debut appearance in 2016 at the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta. Since then, the work has been seen across the globe. From swimming pools in Coventry an […]

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Multi-level marketing schemes, or pyramid schemes, are a well-known and much mocked presence in society. Recent years have seen the market shift to target a younger demographic, with ‘hey girly!’ Ins […]

It’s been four years since Arctic Monkeys released Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, their lounge-pop concept album that gave listeners a glance into the lives of those in the titular lunar hotel. With a sound a […]

A rare signed edition of J. D. Salinger’s seminal novel, The Catcher in the Rye, is being sold by Peter Harrington Books for £225,000.

The front free endpaper of the book features the inscription: “To Char […]

After gaining an avid following after the release of their first album, Soft Sounds from Another Planet, and finding monumental success with their second album, Jubilee, indie powerhouse Japanese Breakfast are a […]

Taking on Jane Austen’s final and often less celebrated work, Netflix’s Persuasion is the latest remake to grace the screen.

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Adaptations of Jane Austen novels aren’t a rare sight. Every few years a n […]