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To the arts section, panoptic means breadth; an all-encompassing approach to the arts and culture in which we all engage.

Arts TheatreMatt NeubauerOctober 11, 2018November 1, 2018

Review: I’m Not Running (National Theatre)

David Hare’s latest play “I’m Not Running” lacks his characteristic wit, instead subjecting its audience to a dull and confused evening of fantasy politics.

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Arts TheatreTara CarlinOctober 10, 2018November 1, 2018

Review: I’m a Phoenix, Bitch (Battersea Arts Centre)

Legendary performance artist Bryony Kimmings returns with a brave and exhilerating solo show examining her recovery from postnatal breakdown.

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Arts Music Singles of the WeekThe Panoptic TeamOctober 5, 2018October 5, 2018

Singles of the Week

After our extended summer break, we’re back with a vengeance. Check out what singles have been getting the Panoptic team grooving to recently with a FIFA tune, a lovely little piece by dodie, and shift in style by LOYAL, all featuring this week.

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Arts Film TheatreMatt NeubauerOctober 5, 2018November 1, 2018

Review: The Malady Of Death (The Barbican)

The Malady of Death, Alice Birch and Katie Mitchell’s arresting new piece of Live Cinema, arrives at the Barbican and leaves a striking impression.

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Arts Festivals Film London Film Festival 2018EJ OakleyOctober 3, 2018October 3, 2018

London Film Festival 2018: Assassination Nation

Not quite softcore exploitation horror but not quite a rallying feminist cry either, Sam Levinson’s femme-fatale-led piece fails to pull out all the stops as promised – mostly because it doesn’t seem to know where the stops are in the first place.

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Arts TheatreMatt NeubauerOctober 1, 2018November 1, 2018

Nine Alternative Theatre Openings for October

Nine of the weirdest, most exciting shows opening in London this October, as chosen by our Theatre Editor.

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Arts Festivals Film London Film Festival 2018EJ OakleySeptember 29, 2018September 29, 2018

London Film Festival 2018: Border

True to its tagline, John Ajvide Lindqvist’s new screenplay is indeed “a love story unlike any other” in certain senses – but on the other side of the coin, it is a wholly predictable and often misguided whodunit thriller just like every other.

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Arts Festivals Film London Film Festival 2018EJ OakleySeptember 29, 2018September 29, 2018

London Film Festival 2018: May The Devil Take You

Too many cooks spoil the broth, and so do too many clichés – May The Devil Take You is brilliant on occasion, but mostly plays out as an inane, muddled collection of multicultural jumpscare ideas connected by a thinly-drawn plot.

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Arts Festivals Film London Film Festival 2018EJ OakleySeptember 27, 2018September 27, 2018

London Film Festival 2018: School’s Out

Loaded with enough intrigue to make you think yourself into a corner, School’s Out ramps up the dread at every turn, up to its (literally) explosive climax.

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Arts Festivals Film London Film Festival 2018EJ OakleySeptember 27, 2018September 27, 2018

London Film Festival 2018: Wildlife

Carey Mulligan and Ed Oxenbould gamely shoulder the hefty emotional weight of Paul Dano’s directorial debut, supported by an underused but nonetheless brilliant Jake Gyllenhaal.

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