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Aspects of love, London, review: Flatly ridiculous, utterly gorgeous Michael Ball musical

May 26, 2023

Aspects of Love review and star rating: ★★★★ I think I must be mad, but I really enjoyed this absolutely morally bankrupt musical about a weirdly incestual group that all seem to have sex with each other, no matter their relation to one another, and no matter how flatly ridiculous it all seems. I’ve never [...]
Women’s Super League permutations: Who needs what in title race and relegation fight?

May 26, 2023

The curtain falls on English top flight football this weekend, beginning on Saturday when a Women’s Super League title race between Chelsea and Manchester United goes to the wire. Relegation will also be decided on the final day of the season, with Reading hoping to pull off a miracle and send Leicester down instead. And [...]
Ben Affleck goes back to basics in cop thriller Hypnotic

May 26, 2023

Before he suits up as Batman for The Flash, Ben Affleck plays a cop on the trail of a killer in Hypnotic. His character, Danny Rourke, is tormented by the kidnapping of his daughter. His determination to continue with his job puts him on the trail of “Hypnotic” Dellrayne (William Fichtner), a person who uses [...]
‘I’m happy to see Sale in Premiership final but Sarries will win title No6’

May 26, 2023

I should preface this column by saying that I am really happy Sale are in the Premiership final this Saturday. It’s not only good for the area but it’s good for rugby to see a new face at the showpiece Twickenham event – one that has not been there since 2006, when I was playing [...]
Taxi Driver writer Paul Schrader returns with Master Gardener

May 26, 2023

Paul Schrader, the writer of Martin Scorsese classics Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, has had a spotty history as a director. For every American Gigolo or Affliction there have been several The Canyons or Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcists. This seemed to be behind him following the success of 2017’s nail-biting First Reformed and 2021’s [...]
Concours on Savile Row brings rare classics to free London event

May 25, 2023

Back for its second year, Concours on Savile Row takes place on May 24 and 25, with a eclectic variety of classics and supercars on show.
Maserati MC20 Cielo review: The sky’s the limit

May 25, 2023

We drive the Maserati MC20 Cielo, a drop-top supercar designed for azure Mediterranean skies. How will it fare on a grey day in Britain?
LaLiga attempts to keep sponsors onside amid Vinicius racism controversy

May 25, 2023

Under-fire LaLiga president Javier Tebas has approached sponsors in a bid to prevent them fleeing amid the Vinicius racism crisis engulfing Spanish football. Tebas has been criticised for his handling of racism in the stands and the Real Madrid star’s claim that LaLiga “belongs to racists” after repeated episodes of discrimination. LaLiga’s main sponsor is [...]
Once on this Island, London musical review: Gorgeous but problematic

May 25, 2023

Once on this Island review and star rating: ★★★ There’s nothing that signals the start of summer so brightly as the Regent’s Park Open AirTheatre, which has kicked off its 2023 season with an adaptation of the musical Once on this Island. It’s a beautiful production, with some brilliantly catchy songs, but it’s hard to [...]
Sisu is a Finnish take on Rambo and it’s bloody brilliant

May 25, 2023

A big success on its premiere at last year’s Toronto Film Festival, indie war movie Sisu arrives in cinemas with a lot of hype. Set in Finnish Lapland (with dialogue in English), the film is set towards the end of World War 2. A company of retreating Nazi soldiers cross paths with an unassuming old [...]