Bruce Willis is suffering from dementia, family announces
Bruce Willis’ family has now confirmed that the actor is suffering from frontotemporal dementia after being diagnosed with aphasia last year.
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Glow review | Deeply soulful offerings from UK multi-hyphenate Wesley Joseph
★★★★☆
Walsall-raised, London-based Wesley Joseph lays down his marker as one of the UK’s brightest emerging talents on Glow, a project that’s more pensive than previous releases.
The Son review | A reasonably affecting family melodrama
★★★☆☆
High-flying businessman Peter (Hugh Jackman) struggles to get through to his son Nicholas (Zen McGrath) in Florian Zeller’s family drama, The Son.
New Music Friday | Featuring ‘A&W’ by Lana Del Rey
Happy (belated) Valentine’s to all who celebrate – and those who don’t. In that spirit, here’s some tracks from this week that you’re bound to love, featuring Lana Del Rey, Caroline Polachek, Inhaler, Dry Cleaning, and plenty more where that came from.
Trustfall review | Pink’s new album is an oddball mix of styles
★★★☆☆
Pink's Trustfall is a strange, eclectic mix of styles and influences, but Pink’s voice remains impressive.
Iconic portraits from CUTS, legendary 80s and 90s London hair salon
The re-release of CUTS, a book of portraits shot by Steve Brooks in the 90s and 00s at the legendary London hair salon, offers a glimpse into a bygone era of culture and creativity.
The changing portrayal of war in video games
Video games have long glamorised warfare, but a subset of developers offer a more nuanced view of conflict and its consequences
The Point review | Alan Fletcher is a quietly confident wordsmith
★★★★☆ Alan Fletcher (Dr Karl Kennedy from Neighbours) releases his debut Americana album featuring soft, sad musings on relationships and everyday domesticities. Read our The Point review.
Fear and Loathing in Dopamine Land
Dopamine Land is an immersive experience in West London, promising visitors a world of “totally irresistible happiness”. It couldn’t be… could it? Archie Brydon went to find out.
Optical Delusion review | Electronic stalwarts Orbital explore our dystopian world
★★★☆☆
Orbital enlist more features than usual on Optical Delusion, to ponder our post-pandemic world. Whilst an impressive tenth album, it doesn’t continuously dazzle.
Sharper review | Julianne Moore excels in Benjamin Caron’s thriller
★★☆☆☆
AppleTV+’s new film Sharper, starring Julianne Moore, is a twisty thriller from director Benjamin Caron. Read our review.
Beyond The Streets London review at the Saatchi Gallery
★★★★★ The Saatchi Gallery’s new exhibition, Beyond The Streets, is massive. In both scale and scope, the display dwarfs any street art exhibition the UK has hosted before, spanning the breadth of the subculture on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond.
New Tetris trailer promises streaming's latest blockbuster
Taron Edgerton unveils a distinguished moustache and a penchant for puzzle-blocks in the first trailer for Tetris, the true story behind the rise of a gaming giant.
Final John Wick: Chapter 4 trailer contains scenes of a violent nature
The final trailer for John Wick 4 has arrived; and it might contain a few more horses than we were expecting.
The Inspection review | Elegance Bratton’s military drama lacks nuance
★★★☆☆ Based on writer-director Elegance Bratton’s own experiences, The Inspection follows a young gay man on his way to become a Marine.
Lil Yachty, K-Trap and Yeat among list of acts added to Wireless 2023 lineup
Lil Yachty, K-Trap, Yeat and Homixide Gang have been added to the lineup for Wireless Festival 2023, adding to an already impressive bill that includes Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert and 50 Cent.
Alec Baldwin Rust shooting | What happened, and what happens next?
The legal fallout from the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the set of Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' is still ongoing: here's the story so far
Raquel Welch, a cinema icon, has died aged 82
Raquel Welch, an American actress and a model, died after a brief illness on 15 February. She was 82 years old.
Rolo Tomassi at Electric Ballroom review | Britain’s most underrated rockers reaffirm their brilliance
★★★★★
Over nearly two decades, Rolo Tomassi have amassed an ardent following without a modicum of mainstream attention. At their largest show to date, the Sheffielders indulge in the fruits of their labour, welcoming 1,500 loyalists to an evening of immaculate emotion.
Banksy's Valentine's day mural put back together after being dismantled
The Banksy mural unveiled in Margate yesterday, before being dismantled by the local council just hours later, has now been partly put back together.
Cuts & Bruises review | Inhaler mature with the scars to show for it on sophomore album
★★★★☆
Cuts & Bruises demonstrates that Inhaler are capable of that much-coveted element from debut to sophomore – maturity – whilst preserving the winning formula behind It’s Always Like This.
Banksy's Valentine's Day mural dismantled by Margate council within hours
Banksy’s Valentine’s day artwork highlighting violence against women was dismantled just hours after being unveiled, with council officials citing health and safety reasons.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania review | Who is Kang The Conqueror?
★★★☆☆
Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man makes a flashy return in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which introduces us to Kang the Conqueror.
Pharrell Williams named the new creative director of Louis Vuitton menswear
Pharrell Williams, the Grammy-winning producer, musician and entrepreneur has been named the new creative director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear.
Nostalgia review | A siren-song to a youth lost in Naples
★★★★☆ In Mario Martone's Neapolitan gangster drama, cherished memories unravel and turn violent in a hail of masterful cinematography and impassioned performances.
Life drawing | A conversation with life models across modern Europe
With five accounts from across Europe, Sophie Dibben looks at modern-day life drawing from the perspective of the models themselves.
Ted Lasso Season 3 gets a teaser trailer and a March release date
Richmond AFC will return for season 3 this March and we have a short and sweet teaser for it, featuring Ted Lasso himself.
Tintin original drawing sells for record £1.9m
An original black and white drawing of Tintin sold for €2,158,000 (~£1,900,000) at the Artcurial auction house in Paris last week, confirming the comic book detective still holds tremendous value.
Meet Me In The Bathroom trailer | Acclaimed documentary on 2000s New York music scene coming to UK cinemas
A new trailer has been released for the acclaimed music documentary Meet Me In The Bathroom, which tells the story of the early noughties New York music scene and features never-before-seen footage of the likes of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Strokes, Interpol and LCD Soundsystem.
Morrissey says Capitol promote Sam Smith's 'satanism' but won't release his 'factual' new album
Morrissey has again criticised his former label Capitol Records, accusing them of “proudly promoting Sam Smith’s ‘satanism’”, but not releasing his latest album, Bonfire of Teenagers.
