THE BYRNE IDENTITY | BOOK REVIEW
Lee Byrne (Y Llolfa) If your preconceptions of sporting autobiographies involves repetitive stories of getting drunk with the lads and various other tiresome escapades then sadly The Byrne Identity, the …
Lee Byrne (Y Llolfa) If your preconceptions of sporting autobiographies involves repetitive stories of getting drunk with the lads and various other tiresome escapades then sadly The Byrne Identity, the …
DUDS / GINDRINKER / SILENT FORUM / HEAD NOISE | LIVE REVIEW The Moon, Cardiff, Tue 23 Jan Hats off to the Moon for the Free For All Festival, …
THE BRONX | LIVE REVIEW Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, Thurs 18 Jan Such was The Bronx’s impact on the hardcore punk scene on their emergence in 2002, they’ve pretty …
[wpdevart_youtube]bO7koP6X3pU[/wpdevart_youtube] BRITANNIA | TV REVIEW ***** Creators: Jez and Tom Butterworth, James Richardson Starring: David Morrissey, Mackenzie Crook, Zoe Wanamaker (9 episodes). Britannia, the new show by Sky Atlantic really …
DRAG FOR AUTISM | STAGE REVIEW **** Mary’s, Cardiff. Fri 12 Jan On Friday at Mary’s in Cardiff a versatile group of drag performers turned out for charity – Drag …
[wpdevart_youtube]UCrBICYM0yM[/wpdevart_youtube] DOWNSIZING | FILM REVIEW *** Dir: Alexander Payne Starring: Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Kristen Wiig (15, 2hrs 15 mins) Getting small has never had such a giant impact. Writer/director …
[wpdevart_youtube]nrXlY6gzTTM[/wpdevart_youtube] THE POST | FILM REVIEW **** Dir: Steven Spielberg Starring: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks (12A, 1hr 56 mins) An awards-baiting line up if ever there was one. This Steven …
CAROLINES | LIVE REVIEW The Big Top, Cardiff, Fri 19 Jan As people fill up the cosy upstairs room of 10 Feet Tall, The Big Top gets the party …
THE CRIBS | LIVE REVIEW Tramshed, Cardiff, Tue 16 Jan It takes something more than a little enticing to get this reviewer out of the house these days; the …
[wpdevart_youtube]LtJ60u7SUSw[/wpdevart_youtube] DARKEST HOUR | FILM REVIEW *** Dir Joe Wright Starring: Gary Oldman, Kristen Scott Thomas, Stephen Dillane PG, 2hrs 5mins Gary Oldman’s showy yet honest, and at times forceful, …
[wpdevart_youtube]qWQwA_cRH9M[/wpdevart_youtube] A WOMAN’S LIFE | FILM REVIEW *** Dir: Stéphane Brizé Starring: Judith Chemla, Yolande Moreau 12A, 1hr 56 mins A Woman’s Life shows symptoms of the main debilitating issues …
[wpdevart_youtube]Jit3YhGx5pU[/wpdevart_youtube] THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI | FILM REVIEW **** Dir: Martin McDonagh Starring: Frances McDormand, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrellson. 15, 1hr 55 mins Frances McDormand is in superb form …
PARAMORE | LIVE REVIEW Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Thurs 11 Jan Paramore in 2018 is a very different beast to the robust pop-punk foursome who burst into the mainstream a …
The Band: Take That | Stage Review ***** Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Tues 9 Jan. After a successful sell-out opening night, it’s safe to assume The Band, written by Tim …
ALIEN STADIUM **** Livin’ In Elizabethan Times (Double Six) Steve Mason, who used to be in the Beta Band, and Primal Scream’s Martin Duffy have collaborated on this pretty damn …
[wpdevart_youtube]vJz5l5ru7ws[/wpdevart_youtube] HOSTILES | FILM REVIEW ** Dir: Scott Cooper Starring: Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike 15, 2hrs 13mins It’s been said that if you wanted to make a film about America, …
[wpdevart_youtube]Vu4UPet8Nyc[/wpdevart_youtube] MOLLY’S GAME | FILM REVIEW **** Dir: Aaron Sorkin. Starring: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner 15, 2hrs 20 mins Molly Bloom, also known as Hollywood’s “poker princess”, got …
[wpdevart_youtube]KXHrCBkIxQQ[/wpdevart_youtube] ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD | FILM REVIEW *** Dir. Ridley Scott Starring: Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer, Mark Wahlberg 15, 2hrs 12mins When the grandson of billionaire John …
Rainald Goetz, trans: Adrian Nathan West (Fitzcarraldo) Never has a book title been so apt. Insane is an enjoyable and extremely disturbing examination of everyday life in an asylum. Originally published …
César Aira, trans: Chris Andrews (And Other Stories) Although the narrator is not explicitly declared to be César Aira, The Lime Tree certainly seems to be a fictionalised autobiography of the Argentinian …
SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY ***** Nintendo, Nintendo Switch For a game that encourages exploration, Super Mario Odyssey sure is infuriating. Some parts will drive you mad whilst others will make you punch …
Nick Frampton (Self-published) I am certainly not the target audience for this feel-good romance, where protagonist Katy returns from a year abroad and, whilst trying to put her life back …
KATE RUSBY | LIVE REVIEW St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, Tue 12 Dec As the audience took their seats at St. David’s Hall it was clear that this was to …
STEPS | LIVE REVIEW ***** Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Sun 10 Dec Ah, the power of pop. Last Sunday I, along with thousands of other middle-aged women, gay men and children …