Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo

Danny Trejo has become something of a cult icon in the past decade. Appearances in films like Heat, Desperado and Con Air made him a recognisable face in the ‘m... Read More...

Echo In The Canyon Review

Echo in the Canyon is a new documentary by Andrew Slater and presented - in a way - by Jakob Dylan, the stoic, grown up son of Bob Dylan. It explores the music ... Read More...

And Then We Danced Review

Levan Akin’s And Then We Danced is a thoughtfully told story of one young man’s journey to accept and embrace his homosexuality within the confines of a toxic, ... Read More...

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am Review

From the start of Timothy Greenfield-Sanders’s new documentary, Toni Morrison’s magnetic personality and gift for weaving a story is abundantly clear. Her warmt... Read More...

Little Women Review

Little Women holds a very special place in my heart. Both the book and the 1994 adaptation played a big part in my life during my early teens; the VHS was on ro... Read More...

Gwen DVD Review

William McGregor’s Gwen is an atmospheric gothic drama set in 1855, deep in Snowdonia’s valleys, with a plot as harsh as the weather that sets the scene. Tee... Read More...

Mapplethorpe Review

As a die-hard fan of Patti Smith I was incredibly intrigued to watch the new Mapplethorpe biopic starring Matt Smith as the angular photographer. Their soul mat... Read More...

Green Man Festival 2019 review: A magical weekend of musical discoveries

With a blink of an eye another Green Man Festival is over. Set in the beautiful Welsh Black Mountains, it must be the most beautiful setting of any festival in ... Read More...

Whitney: Can I Be Me DVD Review

Flashback to the mid-nineties, I’m at my mum’s best friend’s house for New Year’s Eve and they’re drunkenly belting out ‘I Will Always Love You’ at the top of t... Read More...

Trixie Mattel – Two Birds Review

If you’re a RuPaul’s Drag Race fan you’ll know Trixie Mattel, the Barbie doll drag queen who - in my opinion - was wasted on the show. Since season 7 ended, Tri... Read More...

Book Review: Skintown by Ciaran McMenamin

Set in Northern Ireland in the 1990’s, Ciaran McMenamin’s Skintown is a tale about survival in uncertain times. There are enough historical nods to the surround... Read More...

The Animals of Farthing Wood – The Complete Series Review

When it was announced that The Animals of Farthing Wood was being released on DVD I was overcome with waves of nostalgia for a cartoon that I had curiously fond... Read More...