Category: Reviews
St Vincent @ Palais Theatre (11/2024)
I’ve been a fan of Annie Clark a.k.a. St Vincent for over fifteen years and now I finally got to see her solo live show. I pretty much knew that she would be fabulous, but I still didn’t expect to have so much fun.
Solaris by Stanisław Lem – Book Review
This enigmatic classic of science fiction is a dark psychological drama with a very distinctive take on contact with extraterrestrial life.
Heilung @ Palais Theatre (11/2024)
My favourite pagan lords and ladies returned for another primal, mesmerising, out-of-this-world performance.
Memoir of a Snail – Film Review
Adam Elliott’s stop-motion animation about a snail-collecting outsider is an offbeat and bittersweet saga, shifting between tragedy and comedy in a story about the shells we place on ourselves.
Beetlejuice – Film Review
In honour of Halloween, I thought I’d check out yet another 80s classic I’ve never watched before, a ghoulish supernatural comedy from Tim Burton that may be slight on story and characters but is still utterly charming and inventive.
New Music 10/2024 – The Creole Choir of Cuba, Beth Gibbons
Joyful and impassioned Caribbean gospel; bewitching solo debut from the Portishead singer.
The Omen (1976) – Film Review
It’s the spooky season, so I thought I’d revisit this iconic horror film that had scarred my childhood.
The Substance – Film Review
I can’t say I’m a huge fan of body horror, but I really loved this brash, bold and obscene fable that feels like a work of singular vision despite easily spotted influences.
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler – Book Review
