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Live review: Tom Misch

Live review: Tom Misch

Tom Misch clapped, shouted and stomped his way to success says, Imogen Doyle

Live Review: Jessarae

Live Review: Jessarae

Yes, he can bring it in the recording studio, but can he perform live? Imogen Doyle reviews Jessarae at the Deaf Institute

Animated Shorts Oscar Nominees

Animated Shorts Oscar Nominees

Eloise Wright and James Gill assess the nominations for the Best Animated Short Oscar

Review: You Were Never Really Here

Review: You Were Never Really Here

If you saw Joaquin Phoenix bounding down a corridor wielding a hammer you would truly wish you were never here

Review: Lady Bird

Review: Lady Bird

Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird is an authentic tale full of the frustration that goes hand in hand with coming of age

Album Review: Turnstile – Time & Space

Album Review: Turnstile – Time & Space

Turnstile’s sophomore album is more creative, consistent and energetic then previous material, but most importantly it’s a whole lot of fun

The Terracotta Army has arrived in Liverpool

The Terracotta Army has arrived in Liverpool

10 terracotta warriors and over 180 artefacts are on display at the World Museum, Liverpool, linking the UK and China both historically and culturally

Review: The Newspaper Boy

Review: The Newspaper Boy

‘Newspaper Boy’ is a hilarious, and endearing coming-of-age story set in 1992, written by Chris Hoyle and set in Manchester

Review: I, Tonya

Review: I, Tonya

A fantastically heart-breaking inside look into a sporting scandal that rocked the world

Review: The Cloverfield Paradox

Review: The Cloverfield Paradox

J.J. Abrams’ enigmatic sci-fi franchise returns out of the blue, this time on Netflix

Review: The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life

Review: The Wombats – Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life

Beautiful people will ruin your life. Well, something ruined this album alright

Review: Phantom Thread

Review: Phantom Thread

Sharon Lim has high praise for this post-war lovers’ tale

Review: Loveless

Review: Loveless

Zvyagintsev uses a crumbling marriage as a metaphor for the country as a whole

Review: Coco

Review: Coco

Pixar crafts an action-packed, emotional celebration of Mexican culture

Album review: Rae Morris – Someone Out There

Album review: Rae Morris – Someone Out There

Experimental, adventurous and refined – Rae Morris is an artist you should be excited about in 2018

Review: DMA’S – In The Air

Review: DMA’S – In The Air

‘In The Air’ is a beautifully tranquil release amid DMA’S’ growing hype

Review: Black Panther

Review: Black Panther

Director Ryan Coogler creates a dazzling superhero movie with a deep revolutionary and racial debate

Live Review: Mogwai at Albert Hall

Live Review: Mogwai at Albert Hall

Jay Plent recounts this fiery performance from post-rock giants Mogwai

Book review: La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman

Book review: La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman

Review of the first book in Philip Pullman’s new trilogy

Live review: The Charlatans

Live review: The Charlatans

The Charlatans come back to Madchester, entering their second golden age