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Custody

“There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.” Xavier Legrand chose this famous Hitchcockian quote when describing his first...

Chicago at Phoenix Theatre

Jim Compton-Hall

Hide in Mayfair: Dabbous raises the bar of informal fine dining with his new restaurant

Filippo L'Astorina, the Editor

The Vaccines and Whenyoung at Alexandra Palace

ISelf Collection: Bumped Bodies at Whitechapel Gallery

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Movie review
Custody
★★★★★

“There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.” Xavier Legrand...

Emily Harrison
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Movie review
120 BPM (120 Beats per Minute)
★★★★★

Robin Campillo’s Cannes Grand Prix winner, 120 BPM (Beats per Minute), is a painful, fascinating, vibrant, moving...

Catherine Sedgwick
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Movie review
Love, Simon
★★★★★

Love, Simon tells the story of a closeted gay high-schooler (Nick Robinson). One day, on a...

Ed Edwards
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Movie review
Thoroughbreds
★★★★★

Everyone has that friend, the one who’s a bit dark and strange. The bleak nihilist...

Euan Franklin

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Theatre
Chicago at Phoenix Theatre
★★★★★

Chicago is a raucous American affair oozing with sex, crime and unadulterated fun. See the...

Jim Compton-Hall 19^th April
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Theatre
Tina: The Musical at Aldwych Theatre
★★★★★

Jukebox musicals are the fluffiest form of theatre. They’re the much-demeaned backbone of the West...

Connor Campbell 19^th April
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Theatre
The Encounter at the Barbican
★★★★★

Co-directors Simon McBurney and Kirsty Houseley’s The Encounter has already enjoyed a successful run at...

Aidan Milan 18^th April
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Theatre
Iliza Shlesinger Live at Queen Elizabeth Hall
★★★★★

“Is this a TED talk? am I doing a lecture?” asked Iliza Shlesinger as the...

Ella Navarro 18^th April

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Food & Drinks
London’s coffee revolution: How the scene has changed in the last ten years

The evolution of the coffee scene in recent years has been rapid and constant, and...

Mersa Auda 18^th April
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Food & Drinks
Hide in Mayfair: Dabbous raises the bar of informal fine dining with his new restaurant
★★★★★

Let’s start with the numbers: three floors, 100 items between all the menus, 35 chefs...

Filippo L'Astorina, the Editor 17^th April
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Food & Drinks
London Coffee Festival 2018: Things to see, drink and do

Every year, caffeine pilgrims and decaf disciples throng to the London Coffee Festival in the...

Daniel Amir 13^th April
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Food & Drinks
Dinner for Hamish: A charity dinner at Perilla with Phil Howard, Merlin Labron-Johnson, Gary Foulkes and Aaron Potter

On Monday 16 April Perilla Restaurant in Stoke Newington will host a one-off charity dinner...

The editorial unit 7^th April

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Album review
Vance Joy – Nation of Two
★★★★★

Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy returns with his sophomore work Nation of Two, released on 23rd...

Mark Mukasa 5^th March
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Album review
Franz Ferdinand – Always Ascending
★★★★★

After 15 years, it feels like the good old Franz Ferdinand are back, as they...

Ella Navarro 23^rd February
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Album review
Noel Gallagher – Who Built the Moon?
★★★★★

Noel Gallagher – along with his brother Liam – has never been one for pushing boundaries. He...

Ed Barnes 12^th December
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Album review
Taylor Swift – Reputation
★★★★★

The old Taylor can’t come to the phone right now. Instead of letting the critics...

Laura Boyle 20^th November

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