Christopher Connor

Directed: Brett Morgen
Released: September 23rd, 2022 (UK)
David Bowie was one of the most enigmatic musicians in pop history, a true rock n roll chameleon constantly changing his persona. Even after he died in 2016, it’s hard to know who the true Bowie was, but we are left with an unrivalled body of work that straddles many genres. Moonage Daydream, the latest film from acclaimed documentarian Brett Morgen behind Rolling Stones documentary Crossfire Hurricane and Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck...

Triangle of Sadness, 2022.
Written and Directed by Ruben Östlund.
Starring Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Dolly De Leon, Zlatko Burić, Woody Harrelson, Vicki Berlin, Iris Berben.
SYNOPSIS:
Celebrity model couple Carl (Harris Dickinson) and Yaya (Charlbi Dean) are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged boat captain (Woody Harrelson). What first appeared Instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island and fighting for surviva...

Editors have been a mainstay of the British alternative/indie scene for 20 years now, with two number-one albums and a string of hit singles, including Munich and Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors. The band’s sound incorporates elements more traditional to the genre but they’re not afraid to diversify. Now, they’re back with EBM, their first record in four years and their seventh LP, full of epic tracks and plenty of reason for fans to be optimistic.

Chris Connor reviews the first three episodes of Star Wars: Andor…
After the warm if not glowing response to Star Wars: Obi Wan Kenobi and a more middling reception for Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett, Disney+ returns to the galaxy far, far away in the shape of Star Wars: Andor, a new series leading up to the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and exploring the birth of what will eventually become the Rebel Alliance.
Andor has been in development for several years now, with a second seas...

Chris Connor reviews the fifth episode of House of the Dragon…
House of the Dragon’s fourth episode propelled the narrative forward and we began to see many signs of movement in the ultimate long game being played and the various chess pieces being shuffled on the board of the Iron Throne.
The fifth episode ‘We Light The Way’ acts not only as the midpoint for the show’s first season but the final episode to feature the show’s stellar young actors Milly Alcock and Emily Carey, who have been su...

Suede have had a long and illustrious career in the UK alternative/indie scene, one of the first groups to be labelled as Britpop just before the explosion of Blur and Oasis. The band won the second Mercury prize for their self-titled debut and had a string of hits in the 90s, including Beautiful Ones, Animal Nitrate and Trash, as well as acclaimed albums Coming Up and Dog Man Star. After a hiatus, the group returned in the 2010s with renewed vigour, delivering some of their strongest work to...

Led by Douglas Henshall’s Jimmy Perez and based on the acclaimed novels by Ann Cleeves, Shetland has been a huge success for the BBC since 2013. With the news Henshall was leaving after the show’s seventh season, fans may have worried that the series would struggle to wrap up Jimmy’s storyline and give him a satisfying ending.
The finale of Shetland's seventh season wrapped up threads from across this series but also across the show as a whole, providing a lovely send-off for Perez and settin...

Chris Connor reviews the fourth episode of House of the Dragon…
After what has been a slow build up over its first three episodes with pockets of action amid constant intrigue and behind-closed-doors political manoeuvring, House of The Dragon well and truly comes alive in its fourth episode with ‘King of The Narrow Sea’ delivering on the promise of what made Game of Thrones such a smash. Alliances are forged and tested and there is no shortage of scheming and added layers to an already rich t...

Chris Connor chats with See How They Run star Pearl Chanda…
The latest whodunit to grip viewers, See How They Run, is a spin on classic 50s films from Alfred Hitchcock and the works of Agatha Christie. The film stars Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, Ruth Wilson and Reece Shearsmith among a host of others.
We were fortunate to sit down with one of its stars, Pearl Chanda, who plays real life actress Sheila Sim, starring in the Mousetrap alongside Harris Dickinson’s Richard Attenborough. Pearl disc...

See How They Run, 2022.
Directed by Tom George.
Starring Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, Reece Shearsmith, Adrien Brody, David Oyelowo, Ruth Wilson, Charlie Cooper, Sian Clifford, Harris Dickinson, and Pearl Chanda.
SYNOPSIS:
In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered.
Whodunits have gripped audiences for decades, often riffing on elements drawn from Agatha Christie’s Marple or Poirot novels...

Wednesday, the latest take on The Addams Family, is nearly here. Directed by Tim Burton, the Netflix series will be released this Autumn, just in time for the spooky season.

Chris Connor reviews the third episode of House of the Dragon….
After a relatively slow paced opening two episodes which allowed us to get a feel for this era of Westeros, the third episode of House of the Dragon considerably upped the stakes and action to give us a flavour of the series’ scope and spectacle beyond King’s Landing, and its safe to say it did not disappoint.
The episode sees us jump forward in time following King Viserys’ proposal of marriage to Lady Alicent Hightower at the cl...

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power made its long-awaited debut on 1st September, with many critics impressed with what's on offer in the opening two episodes of the series, which is set thousands of years before the events of the films.
There's much that deserves praise, from astounding visuals to a cast who are pulling their weight to the sumptuous score, which RadioTimes.com spoke exclusively about with composer Bear McCreary.
He said that while he's a "huge fan" of J R R Tolkien's b...

Two Door Cinema Club have been a mainstay on the UK Indie scene for over a decade: with their distinctive guitar sound and infectious beats, the group have earnt a dedicated following and are a frequent presence at many summer festivals. Following a shift in direction on their last album in 2019, the group return with their fifth LP Keep on Smiling, a record that is sure to make their fans do just that with infectious beats and groove and forays into both the new and familiar.
The new release...

Here’s hoping this isn’t the last we hear of Tom Chaplin as a solo artist
Tom Chaplin is best known as the singer and pianist for indie group Keane. Tom’s debut solo album The Wave came out in 2016 and earnt strong reviews by showing a departure from Keane’s sound and demonstrating Chaplin's versatility as an artist and songwriter. Following Keane’s most recent record in 2019, Chaplin returns with his second Solo LP Midpoint, a more jazz and piano-based record that acts as a strong showcase f...