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Yoko Ono Warzone
At the age of 85, and after a lifetime dedicated to the cultivation of peace and art, Yoko Ono deserves... read more
Neneh Cherry Broken Politics
“Lies travel faster than the truth,” sings Neneh Cherry on her new album, Broken Politics. It’s hard to disagree, just... read more
Kurt Vile Bottle It In
You certainly get value for money with Kurt Vile – this, his seventh solo album, is almost 79 minutes long.... read more
Cat Power Wanderer
A lot has changed for Chan Marshall since her last record, 2012’s Sun. That album was her attempt to make... read more
latest film reviews
The Guardians
Recently, The Leveling, God’s Own Country and Dark River have presented a contemporary, socio-realist perspective on the hardships of rural life. They have precedents, of course – The Moon And The Sledgehammer documented the extraordinary Page family, living in a wood in Sussex without electricity or running water, and Akenfield,... read more
Hereditary
There are some who would argue that horror films have always acted as barometers of the age in which they’re made. Some would identify, for instance, the late 60s and early 70s as a particularly potent period for the genre – feeding off a cultural unease that tied together political... read more
A Prayer Before Dawn
As we have seen before in cinema – notably Alan Parker’s Midnight Express – a foreign prison is no easy place for a man to find himself. This is certainly true for Billy Moore, a Liverpudlian who after some bad business back home tried to restart his life in Thailand... read more
