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London Grammar and Jorja Smith kick off All Points East at Victoria Park
The bucket hats and big grins are out in full force as thousands descend upon Victoria Park for…
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Bicep and Hot Chip headline Field Day at All Points East
For most of the bank holiday, Victoria Park played host to All Points East festival but Sunday was…
By Jessica Wall
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Kano and Jamie xx bring pure joy to Saturday at All Points East at Victoria Park
After being postponed from 2020, All Points East returned to the grand fields of Victoria Park in East…
By Jessica Wall
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Tom Jones at Hampton Court Palace
The Hampton Court Festival continues to impress its huge audiences in a post-pandemic fever with the return of…
By Michael Higgs
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Keane at Hampton Court Palace
One word that can be used to describe the sound of British band Keane is “classic” – and…
By Bev Lung
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Gerda
Gerda is a diverting, if frustrating, account of thwarted personal choice in modern Russia, speckled with striking compositions,…
By Joseph Owen
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Brotherhood
Shot over five years in a docufictional style that fuses reality and imagination, Brotherhood is an assured second…
By Joseph Owen
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The Sacred Spirit (Espiritu Sagrado)
This darkly comic work walks and, for the most part, masters a tonal tightrope that few filmmakers would…
By Joseph Owen
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Medea
The Greek myth of Medea ends in tragedy, and this bold, bullish adaptation from Alexander Zeldovich positions itself…
By Joseph Owen
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Vortex
Gaspar Noé, generally a director of provocations, has made an elegant and candid feature in a lesser-spotted minor…
By Joseph Owen