KING ROCKER | WE’VE BEEN WATCHING
KING ROCKER | WE’VE BEEN WATCHING Stewart Lee’s documentary film about survivor of the punk (and postpunk) wars Robert Lloyd, and his band The Nightingales, has proved to be …
KING ROCKER | WE’VE BEEN WATCHING Stewart Lee’s documentary film about survivor of the punk (and postpunk) wars Robert Lloyd, and his band The Nightingales, has proved to be …
TO OLIVIA | FILM REVIEW Dir: John Hay (PG, 99 mins) Roald Dahl’s rather tempestuous marriage with actress Patricia Neal comes under the spotlight here, along with the tragedy …
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE AFRO CLUSTER The Reach (self-released) I know it’s only February, but I’m confident in stating that I have found my album …
I CARE A LOT | FILM REVIEW Dir: J Blakeson (15, 118 mins) An engaging, darkly comic thriller full of likeably unlikeable devious characters, I Care A Lot is …
RECENT WELSH MUSIC YOU MAY HAVE MISSED | REVIEW Beginning February’s batch with a Swansea group who are touted as having the musical spirit of Andy Warhol and the …
SKIN COLLECTOR | FILM REVIEW Dir: Julian Richards (18, 87 mins) A grimy exploitation film that wears its B-movie horror credentials on its sleeve, Newport-born director Julian Richards’ horror …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE THE EMPEROR’S FEAST: A HISTORY OF CHINA IN TWELVE MEALS Jonathan Clements (Hodder & Stoughton) The Emperor’s Feast is neither a cookbook nor …
SCHOOL’S OUT FOREVER | FILM REVIEW Dir: Oliver Milburn (15, 105 mins) A superbly entertaining British thriller with some scary real-life prescience, this is a grimly efficient blend of …
BRITAIN’S MOST DANGEROUS SONGS | WE’VE BEEN WATCHING Ben Woolhead has his fill of moral panics and censorious broadcasters with this new BBC Four documentary about the pop songs …
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE A.A. WILLIAMS Songs From Isolation (Bella Union) A.A. Williams’ recent online cover versions are now collected on Songs From Isolation. It …
THE GARDEN OF THE FINZI-CONTINIS | FILM REVIEW Dir: Vittorio De Sica, 1970 (94 mins) Why did some flee and others stay? That question can be asked after seeing …
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN | FILM REVIEW Dir: Emerald Fennell (15, 113 mins) Emerald Fennell, Camilla in the recent series of The Crown and showrunner on the latest series of …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE A BRIGHT RAY OF DARKNESS Ethan Hawke (Penguin) For those of us of a certain age, Ethan Hawke will forever be the …
FIREBALL: VISITORS FROM DARKER WORLDS | FILM REVIEW Dirs: Werner Herzog, Clive Oppenheimer (no rating, 97 mins) When I now think of esteemed German auteur Werner Herzog, I now …
ANSH | FOOD REVIEW 589 Cowbridge Road East, Canton, Cardiff. 07498 499787 / www.ansh.cymru Reviewing new burger restaurant Bwydiful in February 2019, I noted that “attempting to establish a …
GREENLAND | FILM REVIEW Dir: Ric Roman Waugh (15, 119 mins) There have been comet movies before: objects hurtling themselves at Earth to be diverted/destroyed by humanity, the likes …
IT’S A SIN | WE’VE BEEN WATCHING Chris Williams offers an overview of Russell T Davies’ latest drama, and considers its position in the pantheon of on-screen depictions of …
BLITHE SPIRIT | FILM REVIEW Dir: Edward Hall (12A, 95 mins) A reworking of Noël Coward’s famous play about a séance gone wrong, this has been adapted for the …
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD For The First Time (Ninja Tune) One of the year’s most hotly anticipated debuts does not disappoint. …
NEWS OF THE WORLD | FILM REVIEW Dir: Paul Greengrass (12A, 127 mins) Tom Hanks goes to the Wild West under the direction of Paul Greengrass, the pair having …
ASSASSINS | FILM REVIEW Dir: Ryan White (12A, 104 mins) A fascinating documentary about the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il’s half-brother Kim Jong-nam, this is a story …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE ELAINE MORGAN: A LIFE BEHIND THE SCREEN Daryl Leeworthy (Seren) A Life Behind The Screen celebrates the considerable achievements – writer, broadcaster, …
MALCOLM AND MARIE | FILM REVIEW Dir: Sam Levinson (15, 106 mins) A freewheeling two-hander shot in lockdown, this showcases the acting chops of its two stars Zendaya and …
MLK/FBI | FILM REVIEW Dir: Sam Pollard (12, 104 mins) A searing documentary that traces both the life of black activist Martin Luther King Jnr and the birth of …