Author: Andy Southcott


  • Review: Boyhood ★★★★★

    Richard Linklater’s stunning examination of childhood and ageing, filmed with a single cast over twelve years, is a true highlight of modern cinema, says Andy Southcott.

  • Review: Miss Violence ★★☆☆☆

    Resting somewhere between pitch-black comedy and unrelentingly bleak drama, Miss Violence proves a deeply difficult experience, says Andy Southcott.

  • Review: Maleficent ★★★☆☆

    This inventive update of a classic story proves entertaining but often fails to fulfil its real potential, says Andy Southcott.

  • Angelina Jolie: “We want to understand the things that frighten us”

    Actors Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning were in Europe earlier this month to promote their new blockbuster based on Disney’s much-loved Sleeping Beauty. The first in an apparent series of live-action adaptations of classic Disney animated films (with Cinderella following next spring), Maleficent aims to present the untold story behind one of the studio’s most […]

  • Preview: Cambridge Folk Festival 2014, (31/07/2014-3/08/2014)

    Love folk? Head down to Cambridge folk festival for the best of folk music.

  • More acts announced for Green Man 2014

    The next batch of acts has just been announced for the increasingly promising Green Man 2014, including Saturday night second-stage headliners The War On Drugs.

  • Preview: Green Man Festival 2014

    Green Man returns to the idyllic Brecon Beacons this August with yet another excellent line-up of Americana, indie and folk music.

  • Review: Kill Your Darlings ★★★★☆

    This is a small but absorbing portrait of inspiration and turmoil in the early years of the Beat Generation, says Andy Southcott.

  • Poliça – Shulamith

    Poliça return with a rich and rewarding second album.

  • Mazzy Star – Seasons Of Your Day

    After 17 years Mazzy Star return with another collection of plaintive and hazy dream pop

  • Review: Filth ★★★★☆

    A difficult but darkly effective adaptation of the novel by the author of Trainspotting, says Andy Southcott