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Jann Parry

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It all started on 09/09/09. That memorable date, September 9 2009, marked the debut of theartsdesk.com.

It followed some...

Drive to Survive, Season 7, Netflix review - speed, scandal...

Last year’s sixth season of Drive to Survive radiated an air of diminishing returns. It was as though the novelty of its spy-in-the-...

Bonhoeffer review - flawed biopic of a saintly man of courag...

The German theologian, pastor and anti-Nazi dissident Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) was a saintly, courageous figure, of major historical...

Matt Forde, Touring review - politics, poo and Viagra

Matt Forde gives a warning: “Don’t heckle the disabled – that’s a hate crime.” What an opener for his latest touring show, The End...

Twiggy review - portrait of a supermodel who branched out

When Twiggy burst on to the scene in 1966, she was a beacon of hope for all flat-chested, short-haired, skinny girls. Of course we couldn’t look...

Album: Lady Gaga - Mayhem

Just the other day I overheard one of my kids watching a YouTuber called Nathan Zed and was instantly gripped. It was called ...

On Falling review - human cogs in a merciless machine

Alienation, isolation, and instability are the fruits of working as a “picker” in the chilling labour drama On Falling. The first feature...

theartsdesk Q&A: Oscar-winner Adrien Brody on 'The...

Adrien Brody is on a roll. Following his Golden Globe and BAFTA Best Actor wins for his performance as László Toth in...

Blu-ray: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) was uniquely disturbing, with its monster Leatherface’s first primal eruption to hang a...