Movie
Annie
An age-old classic, the story of Annie is loved by many. Remaking this family favourite, though, brings with it an abundance of…
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Opera
The Way Back Home at the Young Vic
The Way Back Home is an opera for children, based on artist and illustrator Oliver Jeffers’ book of…
By Joe Manners Lewis
Movie
Big Hero 6
2014 has been another great year for Marvel. After perfecting the superhero movie in 2013, they proved that…
By Joe Manners Lewis
Live music
Little Dragon at the O2 Academy Brixton
Little Dragon frontwoman Yukimi Nagano glows from top to bottom, but she might as well be in silhouette,…
By Joe Manners Lewis
Live music
Emily Barker and the Red Clay Halo at St James’s Church
Say what you will: concerts in churches are almost universally awful. Beautiful setting and decent acoustics aside, in…
By Joe Manners Lewis
Live music
Blues Pills at The Dome
Music lovers wanting to relive one of rock music’s many heydays are increasingly spoilt for choice as venues…
By Joe Manners Lewis
Movie
A Wonderful Christmas Time
A Wonderful Christmas Time is set in the teeny Welsh town called Porthcawl, where direction is slight, romance…
By Joe Manners Lewis
Movie
Electricity
Against the sound of falling two-pence coins, Agyness Deyn’s Lily sits behind a sheet of glass offering change…
By Joe Manners Lewis
Movie
Winter Sleep
One of the key benefits of film is its ability to bring unexplored and remote locations to the…
By Joe Manners Lewis
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Diary of a Madman at Omnibus
The low-ranking civil servant at the beginning of Diary of a Madman is a very different person to…
By Joe Manners Lewis