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Live Review: Joey Bada$$

There’s something intrinsically hip-hop about a rapper wearing a bright orange sweatshirt, cargo pants and military boots, holding a glass of white wine whilst rapping a nursery rhyme

Review: Middle-Earth: Shadow of War

You shall not pass on the latest Middle-Earth experience

Alan Hollinghurst at the Manchester Literature Festival

Award-winning author Alan Hollinghurst talks about first novel in six years at the MLF

Live: The ‘Honey G’ Show

Elizabeth Gibson reviews the controversial X Factor rapper’s first ever headline gig

Review: Geostorm

The only thing Geostorm does on a worldwide scale is disappoint

Live Review: Dizzee Rascal

Dizzee Rascal puts on a bonkers sweat fest at Academy

Review: The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

“35 dollars for a salmon. You get the salmon to blow you for that price?”

Review: Loving Vincent

A most beautiful tragedy is brought to life in the world’s first hand-painted feature-length film

Review: Marilyn Manson – Heaven Upside Down

The godfather of goth-metal returns with a soundtrack “to fight and to f*** to”

Live Review: JP Cooper

Middleton-born JP Cooper put on a sublime performance at the O2 Ritz

Live: The Howl and The Hum at NBHD Festival

Upcoming The Howl and The Hum infuse the air with a live performance that leaves you feeling empty in the most fulfilling way writes Contributor Olivia White

Review: The Sleep Curse

Herman Yau and Anthony Wong reunite for The Sleep Curse, after a string of cult horror successes in the 1990s, but whether it works is up for debate

Review: Sara (2015)

Director Herman Yau dropped by at HomeMcr for a very interesting Q&A following the screening of Sara

Review: Don Giovanni

A half-price season brought crowds to Don Giovanni, but did quality get lost in the rush?

An Ode to Bon Iver: 22, A Million

I left my heart in Blackpool Opera House

Review: Daphne

Emily Beecham shines above the rest in this neurotic indie drama

Review: Home Again

Despite the forward thinking subject-matter, Hallie Meyers-Shyer fails to reach expectations with Home Again

Review: RUINER

Is this sadistic action shooter worth the frustration?

Review: FIFA 18

Does FIFA justify yet another purchase?

Review: Goodbye Christopher Robin

Simon Curtis plays it safe with this A.A. Milne biopic