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Nick Hasted

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Nick Hasted has been a film journalist since 1986. As well as The Arts Desk, he currently writes about film, music, books and comics for The Independent, Uncut, Jazzwise and Classic Rock. He has published three books: The Dark Story of Eminem (2002), You Really Got Me: The Story of The Kinks (2011), and Jack White: How He Built An Empire From The Blues (2016).

Articles By Nick Hasted

Babylon review - sound and fury in silent Hollywood

Sunday, 22 January 2023 Read more...

Blu-ray: The Velvet Underground

Sunday, 22 January 2023 Read more...

Blu-ray: Reservoir Dogs

Tuesday, 17 January 2023 Read more...

'Corsage' director Marie Kreutzer: 'Being beautiful is her only currency'

Friday, 30 December 2022 Read more...

The Pale Blue Eye review - telltale hearts

Tuesday, 27 December 2022 Read more...

Blu-ray: Something in the Dirt

Tuesday, 27 December 2022 Read more...

Avatar: The Way of Water review - is that all there is?

Friday, 23 December 2022 Read more...

Nick Hasted's Top 10 Films of 2022

Saturday, 17 December 2022 Read more...

White Noise review - sprawling riffs on love and death

Monday, 05 December 2022 Read more...

Directors the Dardenne brothers: 'To be living means to be fragile'

Saturday, 03 December 2022 Read more...

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery review - grand, class-conscious escapism

Sunday, 27 November 2022 Read more...

Wilko Johnson (1947-2022): The Bard of Canvey Island

Friday, 25 November 2022 Read more...

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever review - expanded Afro-dreams survive a star's death

Tuesday, 15 November 2022 Read more...

Blu-ray: The Trial

Tuesday, 15 November 2022 Read more...

Living review - Bill Nighy's masterpiece

Friday, 11 November 2022 Read more...

Blu-ray: The Count Yorga Collection

Wednesday, 02 November 2022 Read more...

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Blu-ray: Heart of Stone

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A three-century-spanning countdown rapidly ticks to a version of now, and a beaten Superman (David Corenswet) ploughing into Arctic snow. His...

Salome, LSO, Pappano, Barbican review - a partnership in a m...

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