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Haitian born and Canadian raised, Kaytranada (Louis Kevin Celestin) first gained fame for his 2012 reworking of Janet Jackson’s ‘If’, inspiring a string of production credits for a variety of artists from Chicago rapper Vic Mensa to UK house heroine Katy B. However, with this fifteen-track collection, Kay has finally transcended from being the invisible…
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The title of this week’s episode, the ‘Battle of the Bastards’ gave a fairly clear indication to viewers of what to expect from the episode: the highly-anticipated battle for Winterfell between Ramsay Bolton (Snow) and Jon Snow. The episode opened, however, where the previous one left off, with Daenerys having returned to a besieged Meereen. …
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One of our writers spent the weekend at Field Day soaking in every experience going, from the music to the weather, and gave us this rather enjoyable rundown of it all, including pictures from their very own phone. You couldn’t get closer unless you were there. Which they were… Anyway, here’s the full Field Day…
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As most Game of Thrones fans agree, the last three episodes of the show tend to be the best: a culmination of the previous seven and, as with seasons two and four, a possibility that episode nine will be focused on one place only. So, with the hopes it is one of the best of…
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The Nice Guys, a pseudo-noir buddy comedy from director Shane Black, pairs world-weary Russell Crowe with a dishevelled Ryan Gosling in a partnership which effervesces with comic chemistry. The film feels in many ways a successor to Black’s 2005 effort, the sharp, funny, and deconstructive Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. Crowe and Gosling are every bit…
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This week’s episode, ‘The Broken Man’, ditched the scene structure that we have become accustomed to this season, and swapped it for something slightly more helter-skelter. Although this was most likely a conscious decision intended to reflect some of the characters’ (specifically Jon Snow’s) sense of urgency, it is much easier to review the episode character…
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The naming of episodes continues to be a good indication of what viewers can expect from them. This week’s episode has a family theme to it, with Blood of my Blood being a phrase viewers may remember from its use in Dothraki circles: Samwell Tarly returns to Horn Hill, his ancestral home; a Tyrell army…
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The latest film from Boyhood director Richard Linklater, Everybody Wants Some follows a group of college baseball players in the days leading up to the start of the academic year. There is little in the way of dramatic tension as the story tends to bounce around from party to party, with the only real dramatic…
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*SPOILERS* This week’s review of Game of Thrones has been conceived at the hands of Pete Bartholomew, a name we hope to see more from at The Panoptic. It’s a detailed review with much to say, so I’ll not distract any further from it. The fifth instalment in Game of Thrones’ sixth season has an intriguing…
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“Michael Jackson, Limp Bizkit and Meshuggah meet in the studio for a jam session…” If the above statement sounds like the start of a cruel joke lampooning music genres, it’s probably time to forget all of your preconceptions and listen to Issues’ latest album, Headspace. Those already familiar with the Atlanta based six-piece will be…
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