GAMES | JUNE REVIEWS
Games RAGING JUSTICE ** All major platforms (MakingGames) Raging Justice is a callback to the mid-90s when, for a brief time, digitised brawlers took over from the pixel style. …
Games RAGING JUSTICE ** All major platforms (MakingGames) Raging Justice is a callback to the mid-90s when, for a brief time, digitised brawlers took over from the pixel style. …
[wpdevart_youtube]YHxcDbai7aU[/wpdevart_youtube] Hereditary **** Dir: Ari Aster Starring: Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne (USA, 18, 2hr 6mins) An existential horror film that twists the gut and surprises and unsettles at every turn …
LAURA VEIRS | LIVE REVIEW Festival Of Voice, St John’s Church, Canton, Cardiff, Sat 9 June It’s another balmy summer’s night and the Stereophonics are blasting through the Canton …
5 of the Best Steak Houses Steak, or mis-steak? Often, there’s a fine line between hit and miss when it comes to British brasseries. Charlie Cottrell nudges you carnivores …
GRUFF RHYS & BBC NATIONAL ORCHESTRA OF WALES / H. HAWKLINE | LIVE REVIEW Festival Of Voice, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Sun 10 June Another year, another major project …
HIGHWAY ONE **** Thurs 7 Jun, Enfys TV Studios Cardiff. As apart of the Festival of Voice line-up, Highway One is a magical mystery tour that takes you on a …
STEREOPHONICS | LIVE REVIEW Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Sat 9 June Oh, Cardiff’s going to get messy tonight. Judging by the mountains of empty alcohol containers left in the …
Lexicon ***** Thu 7 June, Cardiff Bay A woman bent over an accordion on the floor, her strong shoulders heaving as she wills the music into the air, a deep …
LUMP | LIVE REVIEW *** Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Fri 8 June Taking to the stage in a venue that seems to dwarf their relatively meagre setup, LUMP – a …
BILLY BRAGG + NADINE SHAH | LIVE REVIEW **** Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay, Thurs 7 June Opening the 2018 Festival Of Voice, Billy Bragg was its first major headliner, with …
The Bush Inn St Hilary, nr Cowbridge. 01446 776888 / www.bushinn-sthilary.com Food **** Atmosphere **** Off the A48 just before Cowbridge, hidden at the bottom of a country lane on a …
SEÁN MCGOWAN | LIVE REVIEW Tiny Rebel, Cardiff, Sun 3 June Having sat through two similar single-male support acts, Heartwork and Anna’s Anchor, and not understood a word on …
[wpdevart_youtube]vn9mMeWcgoM[/wpdevart_youtube] Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom **** Dir: J.A. Bayona Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt (USA, 12A, 2hrs 8 mins) Look out for ripples in that water cup, the dinosaurs …
[wpdevart_youtube]5i6qITpFFmg[/wpdevart_youtube] That Summer *** Dir: Goran Hugo Olsson Starring: Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale, Edith ‘Little Edie’ Bouvier Beale (USA, 1hr 20min) If you’re a Jackie O junkie, resident of the …
Albums BENIN CITY *** Last Night (Moshi Moshi) Benin City’s third album is a treatise and threnody on London’s nightlife. The closure of places like Plastic People and, briefly, …
DEPOT IN THE CASTLE | LIVE REVIEW Cardiff Castle, Sat 2 June If there’s one thing Depot know how to do, it’s run a festival. After the success of …
Book Club ** Dir: Bill Holderman (12A, 102 mins) Four old friends have their literary and private lives shaken up after reading Fifty Shades Of Grey in their book club. Oh …
[wpdevart_youtube]YKRTCKcdM_8[/wpdevart_youtube] The Double Lover ** Dir: François Ozon Starring: Marine Vacth, Jérémie Renier (France, 18, 1hr 47mins) Opening with a graphic close-up shot of a gynaecology examination and proceeding to …
CARDIFF PSYCH & NOISE FEST | LIVE REVIEW Womanby Street, Cardiff, Fri 25-Sun 27 May The May bank holiday weekend saw the first Cardiff Psych & Noise Fest, which …
Turn of the Screw *** New Theatre, Cardiff, Tue 22 May Turn of the Screw, famously known as the ‘original ghost story’, was originally penned by Henry James in the …
Voices of Cardiff Brian Lee (History Press Ltd) Over the years, Cardiff historian Brian Lee has done a stellar job in documenting the city’s history. Now amended for 2018, Voices …
The Gilden Merkin: Burlesque and Cabaret **** Glee Club, Cardiff, Sun 20 May The Glee Club in Cardiff Bay was turned into a twinkly, velvet draped caberet club as The …
Cafes, Bakeries, and Sweet-tooth Saviours Bakeries, patisseries, dessert shops and ice cream parlours – you’re never far away from satisfying that sugar craving. From the humble Welsh cake to the …
Lone Stag Spirits Gin has been on the rise in popularity of late, particularly before meals as an aperitif, and here in the UK there are now double the number …