Reviews

‘Pyramid Game’ review: vile school violence makes for a brutal watch

An unsuspecting transfer student is thrown to the wolves when she’s forced to participate in cruel game of popularity

C Turtle – ‘Expensive Thrills’ review: riding the ’90s indie revival wave

A product of south London's fertile DIY scene, C Turtle's attention-grabbing debut introduces a characterful new band

The Klittens – ‘Butter’ review: ambition meets weirdo cool on Amsterdam gang’s superb EP

By executing both indie-pop and brittle post-punk styles with ease, the band unearth a vibrant space of their own

‘My Name is Loh Kiwan’ review: a devastating battle with survival

Song Joong-ki plays a North Korean defector clinging to life with quiet resilience and power

‘The Impossible Heir’ review: patchworked from a checklist of K-drama clichés

The illegitimate son of tycoon teams-up with his genius childhood friend to take over his family’s empire

Taeyong – ‘Tap’ review: K-pop star proves he’s more than his eccentricities

On his sophomore solo mini-album, the NCT leader taps into his vulnerabilities and anxieties the same way he does his edginess

Master Peace – ‘How To Make A Master Peace’ review: indie’s new party boy has arrived

This dynamic debut is a riot of sound and colour: elements of pop, electro-house and indie fill out the London artist's bag of tricks

Yard Act – ‘Where’s My Utopia?’ review: a weird and wonderful leap forward

The Leeds quartet seek to obliterate the ‘post-punk’ tag with an eccentric second album that’s packed with surprises

‘Kids Are Growing Up: A Story About A Kid Named LAROI’ review: the Australian hip-hop superstar ponders the price of fame

Through an incomplete portrait of LAROI’s career, this Prime Video documentary poignantly explores the intangibility of success

‘Liam Gallagher John Squire’ review: this is the one we’ve waited for

The Stone Roses guitarist sounds absolutely invigorated on this psychedelic blues stomper, while Liam’s blazing comeback shows no signs of slowing down
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