THE HOMELESS HEART-THROB | BOOK REVIEW
The Homeless Heart -Throb Crystal Jeans (Honno) This, Crystal Jeans’ third book – feels like a novel to me, but could be classified as a collection of short stories; indeed, …
The Homeless Heart -Throb Crystal Jeans (Honno) This, Crystal Jeans’ third book – feels like a novel to me, but could be classified as a collection of short stories; indeed, …
ARMSTRONG ** Under Blue Skies (The Beautiful Music/Country Mile) This 2007 album, originally on CDr, secures a wider release but sadly proves the point that some things are best left …
ANNIE | STAGE REVIEW Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Tue 20 Aug Well, what a revelation Craig Revel Horwood was in this production as Annie’s Mrs Hannigan! Not only …
HUB FESTIVAL 2019 | LIVE REVIEW Various venues, Cardiff, Fri 23-Sun 25 Aug THE VEGA BODEGAS The Moon, Fri 23 The stomping local surrealists fight the good fight for …
[wpdevart_youtube]slW5bh11JBc[/wpdevart_youtube] Pain and Glory **** Dir: Pedro Almodovar Starring: Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz, Julieta Serrano (Spain, 15 1hr 53mins) The latest from Spanish director Pedro Almodovar is a nuanced, subtle …
Elastic Johanne Bille, trans. Sherilyn Hellberg (Lolli Editions) This tone of this Danish novel is set from the very first page, quickly capturing the open-minded reader with images that raise …
[wpdevart_youtube]noOTz0y8OHc[/wpdevart_youtube] Leto *** Dir: Kiril Serebrenikov Starring: Teo Yoo, Irina Starshenbaum, Roman Bilyk (Russia, 15, 2hr 6mins) Rockstar biopics are all the rage at the moment, with The Rocketman and …
[wpdevart_youtube]VE4aZ0syLzY[/wpdevart_youtube] Transit **** Dir: Christian Petzold Starring: Franz Rogowski, Paula Beer (Germany/France, 12A, 1hr 41mins) Marseille has always been a much more interesting city to set a film in than …
[wpdevart_youtube]zPXqwAGmX04[/wpdevart_youtube] Good Boys ** Dir: Gene Stupnitsky Starring: Jacob Tremblay, Will Forte (USA, 15 1hr 29mins) If you like 12-year-olds swearing you’ll love this. That’s most of what happens, aside …
CALLING APOLLO / RAIDERS | LIVE REVIEW Tiny Rebel, Cardiff, Fri 9 Aug Despite having never been to Tiny Rebel for a gig before, I must say that I …
[wpdevart_youtube]ELeMaP8EPAA[/wpdevart_youtube] Once Upon a Time in Hollywood **** Dir: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie (USA, 18, 2hrs 39mins) A dazzling black comedy thriller that manages to …
ANGEL HAS FALLEN ** Dir: Ric Roman Waugh (15, 120 mins) Amazingly, after Olympus and London Has Fallen, there is still a need to make another film with Gerard …
The Alchemist | Review As a young man from a small town in the rolling hills of Yorkshire, I spent my teenage years in old-fashioned boozers with sturdy oak doors, …
Then She Vanishes Claire Douglas (Penguin) One quiet March morning, the peaceful seaside town of Tilby near Bristol is ripped apart by the double murder of a seemingly harmless man …
Little Zinnobers Elena Chizhova, trans. Carol Ermakova (Glagoslav) In Little Zinnobers, Elena Chizhova has written a touching, acutely funny study of a Khruschev-era schoolroom, and a delicate psychological portrait of …
[wpdevart_youtube]_FN_zr4rQzY[/wpdevart_youtube] Animals **** Dir: Sophie Hyde Starring: Alia Shawkat, Holliday Grainger (UK, 15, 1hr 46mins) A wild friendship between two hedonistic, creative women is put to the test in this …
WHITE DENIM / BOY AZOOGA | LIVE REVIEW Tramshed, Cardiff, Tue 30 July It’s fair to say that Texan rockers White Denim [above] are best enjoyed live. With their …
[wpdevart_youtube]LtmeIu0dEqQ[/wpdevart_youtube] BLINDED BY THE LIGHT **** Dir: Gurinder Chadha (12A, 117 mins) An uplifting coming of age tale, told via the music of Bruce Springsteen, Blinded By The Light is …
[wpdevart_youtube]3c_fjm9KLCM[/wpdevart_youtube] BALANCE NOT SYMMETRY *** Dir: Jamie Adams (15, 97 mins) Porthcawl-based director Jamie Adams goes to Scotland in another of his improvised films, this time with the added beef …
[wpdevart_youtube]HZ7PAyCDwEg[/wpdevart_youtube] FAST AND FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS AND SHAW **** Dir: David Leitch (12A, 120 mins) The Fast And Furious franchise gets an action-packed, ludicrous spinoff filled with bonkers setpieces, tongues …
STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL 2019 | LIVE REVIEW Hafod-Y-Dafal Farm, Ebbw Vale, Fri 26-Sun 28 July (Fri/Sat) (Sun) FRIDAY As the Beatles didn’t quite sing, “The long and winding road / …
VIVIAN Christina Hesselholdt, trans. Paul Russell Garrett (Fitzcarraldo Editions) Vivian Maier lived and died in relative obscurity, working as a nanny for middle-class families in Chicago and New York, with …
FEELS LIKE SUMMER | LIVE REVIEW Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Sat 20 July Orchard Live know how to put on a good event, and their Feels Like Summer shindig had …
[wpdevart_youtube]Xim5MhHtbEI[/wpdevart_youtube] Tell It To The Bees *** Dir: Annabel Jankel Starring: Anna Paquin, Holliday Grainger (UK, 12A 1hr 46mins) A by-the-numbers period romance based on Fiona Shaw’s novel, raised …