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Lucky

This is a diverting and quaintly philosophical tale from actor and first-time director John Carroll Lynch. What seems…

By Joseph Owen
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Distant Constellation

Beautifully shot and constructed by first-time director Shevaun Mizrahi, co-editor Shelly Grizim and producer Deniz Buga, Distant Constellation…

By Joseph Owen
Food & Drink

Bar Termini Centrale in Marylebone

Soho’s Bar Termini has been serving up flawless negronis in its tiny, impeccably elegant Old Compton Street venue…

By Virginia Clark
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Ta Peau Si Lisse (A Skin So Soft)

A remarkable Montreal-based ensemble parade themselves in this bewitching, often wince-inducing documentary from Denis Côté. There are four…

By Joseph Owen
Play

Apologia at Trafalgar Studios

Apologia is a piece of rare brilliance from start to finish. It is a thoughtful work with interesting…

By Jim Compton-Hall
Movie

Atomic Blonde

She’s credited as Lorraine Broughton, but really, the titular heroine of Atomic Blonde is Charlize Theron, whose hairdo…

By Sam Gray
Musical

Evita at the Phoenix Theatre

Plain pasta is technically a meal. It's a last resort, and not exactly appetising, but it is a…

By Connor Campbell
Film festivals

Freiheit (Freedom)

Caravaggio, St Jerome, The Tower of Babel: first the great painter whose work seems inseparable from uninhibited violence…

By Joseph Owen