latest music reviews
Florence + The Machine Everybody Scream
florence + the machine’s sixth studio album is an achingly beautiful work, crafted over two years by florence welch alongside... read more
Big Thief Double Infinity
double infinity finds big thief at a crossroads, transforming change into renewal. following the departure of bassist max oleartchik, the... read more
Geese Getting Killed
brooklyn’s geese are a hard band to pin down. after debuting with the nervy post-punk of projector, pivoting to the... read more
Kendrick Lamar GNX
kendrick lamar’s gnx channels the spirit of west coast legends through heavy synths, 1970s funk, classic r&b, and smooth g-funk.... read more
latest film reviews
The Substance
coralie fargeat has crafted a new horror classic, combining the plastic reality edge of re-animator with the social commentary of they live in a film that is equal parts stylish and nasty. demi moore delivers a career-best performance as elisabeth, a former 1980s star struggling to find her place in... read more
Gladiator II
gladiator II returns us to rome’s glorious colosseum, with oscar nominated director ridley scott delivering another epic of mammoth scale. the film pits heroes old and new against a host of tyrannical villains, and indie favourite paul mescal impresses as lucius, an honourable soldier taken prisoner by a war crazed... read more
2073
in 2073, samantha morton and naomi ackie guide us through a world that is close enough to recognise but unsettling enough to feel like a warning. this dystopian future isn’t distant or fantastical; it feels like a twisted echo of now, where surveillance is constant and class divides leave many... read more
