Entertainment

Series review: Squid Game

Series review: Squid Game

You’ve heard of it, if you own or borrow a Netflix account you’ve almost definitely had the trailer thrust upon you once you’re done watching something totally unrelated – only to watch a trippy sequence of colourful jumpsuit laden people …read more

Album review: Amon Tobin – How Do You Live

Album review: Amon Tobin – How Do You Live

How Do You Live marks the 25th year of a glittering career for Amon Tobin. Arriving via his own imprint Nomark, how will it stack up against the Brazilian’s astounding back catalogue? While some may know him as Figueroa, Only …read more

Album review: Public Service Broadcasting – Bright Magic

Album review: Public Service Broadcasting – Bright Magic

Even somehow managing to eschew the term of ‘prog’, Public Service Broadcasting are back with another album with their distinct, conceptual and sometimes borderline bizarre soundscapes. Taking inspiration, and their name, from public archive footage as well as collaborating with …read more

Film review: No Time To Die

Film review: No Time To Die

It’s here! It’s finally here! In probably the most delayed, publicised and hyped up film release since before the world turned on its head last year, No Time To Die has finally been released. With so much media furore and …read more

Film review: The Green Knight

Film review: The Green Knight

In a modern take on a small aspect of Arthurian legend (as in King Arthur), Dev Patel takes up the main role of Gawain, not the titular Green Knight, but the one who seeks him/it out. Heavily thematic and full …read more

Game review: King’s Bounty II

Game review: King’s Bounty II

Having spent what I’m sure is a terrifying number of hours into turn-based strategy games in my gaming life, specifically Medieval II: Total War and the Rome counterpart, this reviewer is always keen to find something that can measure up …read more

Album review: The Stranglers – Dark Matters

Album review: The Stranglers – Dark Matters

Responsible for the opening soundtrack of one of this reviewer’s favourite films (Sexy Beast), which coincidentally, is only my second favourite peach-related song (thanks The Presidents of the United States of America), The Stranglers are back with their first studio …read more

Series review: Workin’ Moms – Season 5

Series review: Workin’ Moms – Season 5

The dry witted group of mothers return to new challenges as they manage their work life balance. There has always been an underlying honesty about the darker sides of dealing with life after birth – season five is no different. …read more

Album review: Chvrches – Screen Violence

Album review: Chvrches – Screen Violence

Despite being very much USA-based this year for tours and recording, Scottish Synth-pop trio CHVRCHES have delivered their fourth studio album, Screen Violence. How will it compare to previous rave reviews – even being called ‘A godless hurricane of kinetic …read more