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9 August 2021
Review: The Suicide Squad
A punchy, hilarious action flick, James Gunn has contorted the superhero genre with unbridled mayhem and twisted glee.
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9 August 2021
Review: The Lonely Castle in the Mirror
Winner of the Influential Japan Bookseller’s award, Lonely Castle in the Mirror explores child mental health and stresses the importance of human connection.
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9 August 2021
Aliza Nisenbaum at Tate Liverpool
In this post, I discuss the exhibition by artist Aliza Nisenbaum, which is currently held at Tate Liverpool,. The artist is most famous for her colourful and bright portraits of community groups.
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6 August 2021
‘We’re All Alone In This Together’ review
Taking a dive into the detail of Dave’s latest album, track by track.
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5 August 2021
Leo Sawikin escapes with ‘Row Me Away’ music video
It's in broader terms that Leo Sawikin yearns for somewhere new, and it’s with the quietly epic ‘Row Me Away’ that he proves his worth as a songwriter.
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3 August 2021
Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller
Unsettling, depressing and dark, Fuller's latest novel is a unique take on the thriller genre.
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2 August 2021
Review: The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
Publishing on 5 August, The Soulmate Equation is Christina Lauren’s latest feel-good, witty rom-com.
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30 July 2021
Review: Erasure by Percival Everett
Erasure is a razor-sharp satire on how race operates in the publishing industry and society.
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28 July 2021
Annie Get Your Gun review
After the fabulous success of ‘Songs Under The Stars’ last year, new theatre company, Betley Court Farm Productions, came back with a bang with their showing of the fantastic musical: Annie Get Your Gun.
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27 July 2021
Em Releases album 'Dear Life'
Everywhere she goes, Billboard AC Top 30 singer/songwriter Em carries a ring on her finger emblazoned with one word: Truth.
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25 July 2021
Cruelty Squad: an audio visual nightmare
A dark, surreal tale of late stage capitalism. Explore the twisted world of the cyberpunk dystopia that is Cruelty Squad. Wake up early. Start the grind. Invest, invest, invest! Maintain that CEO mindset. And remember, potential is infinite.
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23 July 2021
“¡Silenzio Bruno!”: A Luca review
Directed by Enrico Casarosa and produced by Andrea Warren, Luca is one of Disney Pixar's latest films, and, for some people, one of the company's best pictures.
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23 July 2021
Review: Dear Senthuran by Akwaeke Emezi
Akwaeke Emezi’s highly anticipated memoir Dear Senthuran is a musing on identity, displacement, and trauma.
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22 July 2021
Manchester International Festival: Download and Run Zoom
When travel restrictions forced Lucinda Childs to postpone a project with the Ballet National de Marseille, the American choreographer began meeting the Ballet’s Artistic Directors – LA(HORDE) – via Zoom.
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22 July 2021
Mad Hatter's Daughter Release WOLVES
Mad Hatter’s Daughter are back once again with their next exhilarating and upbeat single ‘Wolves’.
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20 July 2021
Manchester International Festival: The Patience of Trees
This orchestral performance by the Manchester Camerata showcases British-Bulgarian composer Dobrinka Tabakova’s new concerto.
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20 July 2021
Review: Just As I Am by Cicely Tyson
In Just As I Am, Cicely Tyson reflects on her extraordinary career as an actress.
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16 July 2021
Manchester International Festival: Far Away From Russia
The pandemic exposed and excluded elderly people from social life, with only their carers able to provide a short-lived moment of community in the midst of a stressful and alien time.