THE FATHER | FILM REVIEW
THE FATHER | FILM REVIEW Dir: Florian Zeller (12A, 97 mins) A heartbreaking and fractured journey through the unsettling twists and turns of memory and dementia, The Father boasts …
THE FATHER | FILM REVIEW Dir: Florian Zeller (12A, 97 mins) A heartbreaking and fractured journey through the unsettling twists and turns of memory and dementia, The Father boasts …
TIME | WE’VE BEEN WATCHING Jimmy McGovern’s latest TV series is Time by name and timely by nature. Just as the right-wing media are bleating on about curtailed liberties …
PARALLEL | FILM REVIEW Dir: Isaac Ezban (15, 104 mins) A mind-bending sci-fi thriller with an existentialist hook and a very magic mirror that entertains whilst providing brain food. …
DO I SOUND GAY? | FILM REVIEW Dir: David Thorpe (15, 78 mins) An illuminating documentary, originally dating from 2014 and new to Amazon Prime’s Icon Film Channel, which …
DUSTIN O’HALLORAN Silfur (Deutsche Grammophon) Pianist and score composer Dustin O’Halloran’s first venture into the world of music was playing guitar and keyboards for the hugely underrated and wistful Los …
SUBURRA | FILM REVIEW Dir: Stefano Sollima (18, 130 mins) A sprawling Italian mafia drama, first released in 2016 and subsequently spawning Netflix series Suburra: Blood On Rome, is …
DREAM HORSE | FILM REVIEW Dir: Euros Lyn (PG, 113 mins) A feelgood comedy drama based on a true story, Dream Horse delivers a homegrown, crowdpleasing hit. Based on …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE THE FORTUNE MEN Nadifa Mohamed (Viking) A heartbreaking fictional account of a true miscarriage of justice, and the severe consequences in Cardiff’s …
GUNDA | FILM REVIEW Dir: Viktor Kosakovskiy (U, 93 mins) A monochrome documentary about the life of a pig on a farm, together with cows and a one-legged chicken, …
WE NEED BEES | STAGE REVIEW Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, Thurs 3 June It’s been a long wait – for playwrights, performers and punters alike. Now, finally, Theatr na nÓg …
I USED TO BE NORMAL: A BOYBAND FANGIRL STORY | FILM REVIEW Dir: Jessica Leski (12, 93 mins) An entertaining, affectionate documentary that examines the curious obsession certain girls …
AFTER LOVE | FILM REVIEW Dir: Aleem Khan (15, 90 mins) Joanna Scanlan, better known for comedic TV work like The Thick Of It and No Offense, excels in …
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE BUGZY MALONE The Resurrection (Ill Gotten) From the opening title track of Bugzy Malone’s latest, the mood and scene is set: …
FLASHBACK | FILM REVIEW Dir: Christopher MacBride (15, 97 mins) A tricksy, time-bending sci-fi mystery that has a plethora of, yes, flashbacks in a rewarding examination about living for …
George Orwell is back, and he’s in graphic novel form! An illustrated biography of his remarkable life has hit bookshops at about the same time as a similarly pictorial treatment …
THE KILLING OF TWO LOVERS | FILM REVIEW Dir: Robert Machoian (15, 85 mins) A pared-back drama that bristles with tension, this is a startling story of a marriage …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE THE KINGDOMS Natasha Pulley (Bloomsbury) The Watchmaker Of Filigree Street and Bedlam Stacks author Natasha Pulley is back with another magical story …
NO MAN’S LAND | FILM REVIEW Dir: Conor Allyn (12, 115 mins) Worthy drama set on the Texas/Mexico border that never fully ignites, with Frank Grillo as the head …
ELYSE | FILM REVIEW Dir: Stella Hopkins (12A, 93 mins) Plodding avant-garde monochrome drama that remains self-indulgent throughout. Lisa Pepper stars as the title character in a psychological drama …
SIR ALEX FERGUSON: NEVER GIVE IN | FILM REVIEW Dir: Jason Ferguson (12A, 109 mins) This new documentary about British football’s most decorated manager is bookended by two very …
THE NEVERS | WE’VE BEEN WATCHING A steampunk/feminist superhero mashup, The Nevers is everything the film adaptation of The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen was not. Set in Victorian England, …
DINNER IN AMERICA | FILM REVIEW Dir: Adam Rehemier (15, 108 mins) A comedy that wears its style and oddball characters heavily, Dinner In America gradually grows on you, …
LEIGH-ANNE: RACE, POP & POWER | WE’VE BEEN WATCHING Ben Woolhead checks out a new BBC documentary in which one of UK pop icons Little Mix shares her experiences …
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE BLACKBERRY SMOKE You Hear Georgia (3 Legged) The southern roots rock band that’s fast becoming a collective, Blackberry Smoke, mark their …