Christopher Nolan may have made many a release that is regarded as his best; and that’s the telltale sign of a good director. You get debates over The Prestige, Interstellar, The Dark Knight, Memento and more, but one film that doesn’t crop up as often as it should is Dunkirk. …
In retrospect, it makes sense that EP Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy were always going to be the ones to bring Fallout to the screen – after all; what was HBO’s one-time flagship series Westworld if but a trail run? What was Person of Interest if not for a show …
Dawn of War’s grand strategy RTS game was a triumph when it launched back in 2004 and recently remastered to boot, it stands tall as one of the classics of the RTS genre. Empire at War, other remakes of its time stand the test of time and with the recent …
Buckle up as you’re about to discover your future favourite band. The Left of the Dial names dropped in February, and they go out a stormer; that’s 40-something new acts who are almost now guaranteed and have the talent to make it big. Naturally, the first act to spotlight has …
Jeff Nichols is one of the best directors that America has to offer and Midnight Special was a delight to revisit for its timely science fiction themes rooted in immigration and fear of a controlling government. A father and son are forced on the run when the father learns his …
Future Days takes the future of new music to Birmingham in a stellar showcase of some of the best up and comers. I was eagerly anticipating first band Piss and they more than delivered – performance art on stage; warning the audience that it may be an uncomfortable set as …
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard transformed from rave set that tore up Electric Brixton into an orchestra that tore up the Royal Albert Hall in an excellent show from one of our finest chameleons. The most prolific, enduring band of our current age show they’re the best at what …
Radar festival is the best one-day city festival outside of London and to have it return – stronger than quite possibly ever – with this first wave of announcements signifies its intent to stay – after being on the wrong side of political pressure around Bob Vylan headlining a week …
Mark Jenkin’s formidable stamp as a director giving voice to Cornish voices has led to one of the best debuts of the last decade in the form of the breathtakingly unique Bait, a study of heightened tensions between the locals in a deprived fishing village and the rich-out-of-towners who have …
The first thing that becomes apparent when you set foot in Rotterdam; the home of Left of the Dial festival, is that there’s a statue of a dwarf with a buttplug right by the ticket collection office. The second is that it’s very, very wet – unfortunate at the best …
It’s rare that a festival can get me so excited when I’ve seen every act on the lineup before; but such is the case with Future Days festival in Birmingham at The Crossing, a one-day alternative event curated by This is Tmrw – the promoters having spotlighted some of the …
In its third year, Rally festival finally became what it was meant to be. Two years of running on the only wet day in August because of freak storms would have caused any small festival to close and you wouldn’t blame them; despite capturing star zeitgeist acts like early career …
There are few festivals like Arctangent, and that becomes clear when you set foot on the 5,000-capacity field in Somerset that this prog-rock festival calls home. It’s independent, not run by the big Ticketmaster/Live Nation backed festivals, and its small friendly appeal makes it one of the most charming, welcoming …
Rogue Trader is the RPG from Owlcat games that serves as an introduction into the mammoth Warhammer 40,000 universe – where you play a Rogue Trader; building a crew and traversing the world of the Imperium. Choices matter – you are faced with the option of staying dogmatically loyal to …
Set in the luxurious Larmer Tree Gardens, End of the Road is a lovely, magical festival where the best of the UK’s summer music scene comes together for one final festival tour of the year. Appropriately named then – as the End of the Road, it’s a mix between punk, …
Bloodstock Open Air returns to Derbyshire with one of the best line-ups in the metal scene – spread across three days in August, it’s a festival that’s run by the fans, for the fans, with elite metal talent everywhere you look. Across multiple stages with a wide variety of treats …
Spread across multiple days from the Wednesday through to the Saturday and situated in the picturesque countryside surrounding Bristol, ArcTangent is one of the nicest, most welcoming festivals in the UK. With one of the bad lucks of being cast opposite Green Man; Wales’ premiere indie festival, it has established …
And we’re off. For another year. The sun – is appropriately baking; 40 degrees on the Tuesday. Perfect camping weather for the premiere Belgian pop/rock festival celebrating its fiftieth year. It’s a bit of a mixed bag – but the good largely outweighs the bad. As a legacy show; Werchter …
Rock Werchter is the premier rock festival in Belgium and undergoing a radical shift this year in the lineup thanks to sponsors LiveNation (boo) – running between July 3 and 6 2025. No longer four days of hard rock (was it ever really when Dua Lipa headlined last year?) instead …
2000 Trees is an indie festival that takes place between 9-12 July in Cheltenham over a four-day split that switches gears from indie rock to metal and everything in between. It’s a fascinating mix of genres and talent and one of the most lovely, friendly festivals in the UK that …