Film Review: The Ciambra
After shaking of the yoke of dictatorship and censorship, the post-War period in Italy was a fertile time for film-making. From the neo-realism of Rossellini and Visconti, through the classics…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: Time Trial
When it comes to sports documentaries, cycling has always been one of the most popular disciplines. Whilst this might have something to do with the rigours and hardships of becoming…
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New Music : Cajsa Siik’s ‘Low Light Key Sessions’ EP
Scandinavian singer/songwriter Cajsa Siik has returned with a new EP called Low Light Key Sessions, and it’s a decidedly quieter, more introspective collection of songs. Compared to her previous releases,…
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Track: Everything by Electricity – Place to Call My Own
The gorgeous, thick-layered textures of Everything by Electricity‘s new single ‘Place To Call My Own’ is synth pop at its most alluring: a steady pulse, a superglue-melody and an addictive,…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: Shirkers
At some times in our lives, most of us will have had a dream of becoming a film star, making a film or writing a screenplay or novel. Sadly, whist…
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DVD Review: Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Over the last thirty years or so, there have been few, if any, more distinctive and consistently impressive actors as Denzel Washington. In the extremely white playing field that is…
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Blu-Ray Review: No Way Out
Joseph L. Mankiewicz was a true Hollywood all-rounder. As a writer he penned forty-eight screenplays during his career, winning numerous awards and accolades. He produced over twenty films, including The…
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Incoming: Hereditary
When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter Annie (Toni Colette) and her husband (Gabriel Byrne) and their two children begin to unravel cryptic and increasingly…
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EP Review: Jenny Hval – The Long Sleep
Popular music’s relationship to Art is complicated, at least as far as the term applies to music which people actually want to listen to. Numerous genres, from Punk to Pop…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: Into the Okavango
Africa is a continent which continues to be picked apart for its natural resources, whether that’s precious metals and minerals or its vast array of magnificent wildlife. Botswana is renowned…
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