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Relic review – a deadly disappearing act
The bleak power of the Australian horror movie Relic, Natalie Erika James’s feature debut, derives from its masterful use of a simple...
Album: Barbara Dickson - Time is Going Faster
It’s 45 years since the West End success of John, Paul, George Ringo… and Bert put a young Scottish folkie named Barbara Dickson on the...
The Same Sky, More4 review - Cold War thriller from both sid...
“Make contact with the left eye - it is a direct pathway to the emotions. Then make yourself scarce so that the desire in her can grow.” This fine...
Julia Bullock, Philharmonia, Salonen, RFH review – bewitchin...
Nobody would wish it this way, but orchestras playing on a stage specially built-up for distancing to a handful of invitees have never sounded...
The Witches review – new take lacks magic
A long shadow looms over Robert Zemeckis’ new take on Roald Dahl’s classic 1980s book The Witches,...
Mogul Mowgli review - displacement and generational trauma
When Mogul Mowgli was first announced, it was fair to expect something of a realist biopic. After all, you had documentary director...
Meet the Young Artists Week recital, Linbury Theatre – four...
Throughout this most difficult of years, the Royal Opera...
The Sister, ITV review - half-baked dramatisation of esteeme...
Neil Cross’s novel Burial was hailed for its skilful plotting and insightful characterisations, as well as its macabre atmosphere....