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Album Review: The Clearing by Wolf Alice

When a mysterious man going by the name of ‘Cheek’, promises you a link to the new Wolf Alice album, it’s a bit like a man appearing on your doorstep…

Electra at the Brighton Open Air Theatre Review

4 STARS After enjoying success at the Brighton Fringe Festival, winning the outstanding theatre award, The Conor Baum Company’s production of Electra came to the Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT)…

Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning

5 STARS It is no secret that Tom Cruise is regarded as the last Hollywood movie star. The title is often mentioned; he has worked with some of the most…

An interview with Kevin Atwater: Vulnerability, Songwriting & Achilles 

By Sophie Martin Known for his gentle indie-folk style mixed with some of the most disgustingly heart wrenching lyrics I’ve ever heard, Kevin Atwater first found fame with his song…

Breaking Down Big Boys: A Review of the Finale

★★★★★ Channel 4’s Big Boys has captivated audiences since its debut in 2022, and its concluding season depicts the chaos of the third year at university, particularly with a looming…

The Price of Prestige: The Secret History and Academic Elitism

What if intelligence was not a virtue, but a weapon? At first glance Donna Tartt’s ‘The Secret History’ (TSH) is a thrilling murder mystery consisting of eccentric characters and their…

Absolute Martian Manhunter #1 Review

Absolutely Amazing – ★★★★ DC’s Absolute line of comics has so far been stellar, but their best comic may be here with Absolute Martian Manhunter. I shouldn’t have expected any…

Mickey 17: Sci-fi Blockbuster Turned Screwball Comedy

It’s been five years since Bong Joon Ho shocked the world by taking home three Oscars, including Best Picture, for his Korean comedy thriller Parasite (2019). His success marked the…

Panalo – Brighton’s Newest Winner

Panalo, the Filipino word for “win”, is the odd name given to the new Filipino restaurant in Hove. Sleek but unassuming, this six-month-old establishment sits on the corner of a…

Silent Hill 2 Remake: A Psychological Horror Masterpiece

4/5 Stars “Lynchian surrealism meets Kubrickian horror in this remade masterpiece.” Ten years ago, the Silent Hill franchise was dead. Remnants of it remained in PT; a free teaser made…

Exploring Mac Miller’s Posthumous Album ‘Balloonerism’

A lost piece of a bigger picture 4/5 Stars Following his tragic death in 2018, aged only 26, it has proven difficult to convey the true impact of his music…

Severance Season 2: First Impressions

★★★★★ “Was a Pineapple Involved?”. Opening with a disorientating, Mission Impossible-esque shot of Mark (Adam Scott) running through the severed floor, Severance season two takes no time to get going.…

A Dip into Greek Mythology

Whether you’re drawn to the classic texts or modern adaptations, there is an abundance of literature on Greek mythology, and a rich sub-genre of fresh, often feminist perspectives exploring these…

Review: Presence

★★★★☆ “I know there’s an excellent man inside of you, Tyler. I’d like to see him soon.” Through sheer determination, screenwriter David Koepp has turned the taboo ghost story on…

What makes a memorable meal?

Why do we remember some meals and not others? It’s a question I’ve pondered over many times and now seek to answer.

Nosferatwo: Does the Remake Justify the 102-Year Wait?

The answer is: kind of. Robert Eggers shocks us with another twisted outing to our local cinema in the form of Nosferatu. The more seasoned film nerds will know this…

Cracking Comeback, Lad! Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

“Good grief, it’s you! Again!” Sixteen years after the madness of the ‘Were-Rabbit’, Aardman have returned my favourite duo to the screen – but not the cinema’s, no! Instead, Wallace…

Review: A Complete Unknown

The biopic genre claims another victim. The legacy of Bob Dylan has been told to audiences countless times over the star’s 60+ years in music. From Martin Scorsese’s documentary No…

Joker: Folie à Deux Review – A Dull Musical Experience

This duet was flat-footed and dull, darling. Todd Phillips doesn’t seem to have much more to say. The decision to make this a musical intrigued me. But La La Land…

The Juice is Loose: Beetlejuice 2 Review

In complete confidence Beetlejuice Beetlejuice would be another trainwreck to Tim Burton’s crumbling legacy, I had drafted this review to be a merciless critique of the sequel and an obituary…