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Carmen & Lola
16-year-old Lola (Zaira Romero) meets Carmen (Rosy Rodríguez), a sassy 17-year-old who is engaged to Lola’s cousin Rafa…
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No Man’s Land
Though billed as a contemporary Western thriller, the Conor Allyn-directed No Man's Land is more of a moral family…
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Live music
LYR at Jazz Café
Believe it or not, the British poet laureate is no stranger to putting spoken word to music. John Betjeman…
By Francis Nash
Movie
Homewrecker
Before Homewrecker, director Zach Gayne had worked with Canadian actress and comedian Precious Chong for five years. Having always…
By Francis Nash
Live music
Live from the Barbican: Paul Weller and the BBC Symphony Orchestra
Paul Weller is no stranger to performing live with an orchestra. He did so to critical acclaim in…
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Album
Weezer – Van Weezer
The Hella Mega Tour may have been cancelled again, but Van Weezer has been released anyway. As on…
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Show
Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness
The opening shot of this four-part true crime docuseries shows three boxes that were sent to director Joshua…
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Movie
The Darkness
Originally released as Dorcha (Gaelic for "dark"), writer-director Tharun Mohan had the confidence to submit his debut feature…
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Album
The Coral – Coral Island
Coral Island was initially conceived as a prospective base from which the five members of The Coral would…
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Movie
Stowaway
Three years after their debut, director Joe Penna and his co-writer Ryan Morrison return with another straightforward survival…
By Francis Nash