Cinema
Exhibition On Screen returns with Young Picasso, an extraordinary detective story that looks in detail at the elements that drove one small boy from southern Spain to such heights. (read more)
A deliciously dark satire that examines the fragile nature of civility in a suburban setting, where it takes very little to provoke the collapse of social order. (read more)
Cut from unprecedented access to 500 hours of jihadi footage, extraordinary documentary Path of Blood is a startling, powerful experience. (read more)
Frank self-analysis offers some fascinating insight into Ian McKellen’s career trajectory; an essential watch for both fans and those interested in an experienced actor’s perspective. (read more)
A stirring and articulate documentary, A Cambodian Spring charts the forcible displacement of the capital’s residents due to corporate land grabbing supported by a corrupt government. (read more)
That Good Night is a slightly disappointing swansong for the late John Hurt, nevertheless the actor shines in this moral quandary. (read more)
A state-of-the-art cinema that engages all five senses will bring the onscreen action to life for Londoners this week. (read more)
Powerful in its neorealism and examination of an abusive relationship, Custody is an impressive feature debut that demands to be seen. (read more)
As an exercise in philosophical musings on the nature of true justice, The Third Murder challenges the viewer with a compelling ambiguity. (read more)
Russian auteur Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Loveless is a superbly cold experience. (read more)
Madness separated their brand of ska-pop from the political leanings of 2 Tone with a schtick of fun, and as their lead man, Suggs was always easy to love. (read more)
Chasing the ghosts of an American Dream (read more)
Very yellow and not very mellow. Is Blade Runner really due a reboot? (read more)
Disparate narratives for emotive contemplation at this year’s Edinburgh Art Festival (read more)
The Art Life tells us no more of David Lynch’s life than he wants us to know. (read more)
We know that certain stimuli can provoke certain reactions. How can we use that knowledge though? (read more)
Unleash your inner crocodile (but only after you’ve bought the popcorn) (read more)
On the treadmill, no-one can hide. New techniques of pre-testing audience response (read more)
For the Canadian master of body horror, novel-writing is a cut too far (read more)
A genuine cinematic showcase without the silicone and glass fibre of Cannes (read more)
A unique and dazzling vision of a dystopian Britain on the brink of social meltdown (read more)
Frank Cordell’s epic soundtrack receives a lavish vinyl reissue (read more)
Gene Kernan was the last man on the moon. This is his epic but deeply personal story of fulfillment, love and loss. (read more)
An outlandish premise, played with subltety, The Smuggler teases unlikely laughs from the basest of subjects. Review (read more)
The story that proved we CAN fight Big Pharma, Attacking the Devil is a rallying cry to the spirit of truth (read more)
Lost in Karastan is a slightly infuriating missed opportunity, albeit with some charm (read more)
Bazooka Joe is a one eyed boy who heads a secret society and is named after a powerful projectile weapon. He was given life by an ex-pornographer then wrapped in wax and sold to children. (read more)
By the roaring twenties a cinematic lens was steadily streaming increasingly deranged and lusty images out into the hinterlands of dullsville USA (read more)
A bleak smalltown film, centred around a tragic mining accident (read more)
LA’s early hardcore punk, eighties hair metal and the gutter-punk scene, lovingly filmed by Penelope Spheeris (read more)
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