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Opera Review: In the Realms of Sorrow
Part of this year’s London Handel Festival, and performed at and in partnership with Stone Nest on Shaftsbury Avenue, In the Realms of...

Martin Vaux
Feb 28, 20236 min read
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Martin's Top 20 Films of 2022
In line with personal tradition, I have compiled my Top 20 Films of 2022. As was the case last year, there are a few movies I haven’t...

Martin Vaux
Jan 23, 202327 min read
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Martin's Top 20 Films of 2021
In line with personal tradition, I have compiled my Top 20 Films of 2021. As was the case last year, there are a few movies I haven’t...

Martin Vaux
Jan 22, 202224 min read
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Martin's Songs of the Year 2020
In 2017, I was in a bit of a state. To help, I started on a ridiculous project. Having been a huge music fan all of my life, I had...

Martin Vaux
Jan 24, 20212 min read
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TV Review: The Queen’s Gambit (2020)
One of last year’s break-out successes, The Queen’s Gambit follows a young orphan, Beth Harmon, played by Anya Taylor Joy (The Witch,...

Martin Vaux
Jan 17, 202112 min read
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Martin's Top 20 Films of 2020
In line with personal tradition, I have compiled my Top 20 Films of 2020. I hope you enjoy. 20. Color Out of Space Never before have I...

Martin Vaux
Dec 30, 202015 min read
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Film Review: Tenet (2020)
In the much-hyped new film from visionary director Christopher Nolan, John David Washington plays a time-bending spy battling to prevent...

Martin Vaux
Dec 20, 20205 min read
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Film Review: Bacurau (2020)
In this genre-blending sci-fi/western, the ragtag inhabitants of a remote Brazilian village meet for the funeral of a 94-year-old...

Martin Vaux
Aug 20, 20204 min read
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Film Review: The Vast of Night (2020)
In this outstanding period sci-fi thriller, strange sounds infect the airwaves of a small town in 1950s America, prompting two teenagers...

Martin Vaux
Aug 17, 20203 min read
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TV Review: The Umbrella Academy
Irreverent to a fault, The Umbrella Academy is a hit Netflix series chock-full of fantastic iconography, with some wonderful moments,...

Martin Vaux
Aug 13, 20207 min read
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Album Review: Ugly is Beautiful by Oliver Tree
Fusing grunge, electro-pop and slacker rap, Oliver Tree’s Ugly is Beautiful is a pretty singular listen – although that’s to be expected...

Martin Vaux
Jul 17, 20204 min read
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TV Review: Mr Robot
Across four short series, USA Network’s Mr Robot guided viewers through a labyrinthine science-fiction thriller the likes of which the...

Martin Vaux
Feb 22, 20205 min read
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Film Review: Star Wars Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
In a galaxy far, far away, the plucky Rebel Alliance continues to thwart the efforts of the despotic First Order, but a mysterious...

Martin Vaux
Dec 29, 20198 min read
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Film Review: Knives Out (2019)
In an ornate Gothic mansion in rural America, a family gathers to mourn the loss of their patriarch, acclaimed crime novelist Harlan...

Martin Vaux
Dec 17, 20196 min read
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Film Review: The Irishman (2019)
The new film from Martin Scorsese tells the purportedly true story of Frank Sheeran, played by Robert De Niro (Raging Bull, Bad Grandpa),...

Martin Vaux
Dec 16, 20197 min read
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Martin's Songs of the Year 2019
In 2017, I was in a bit of a state. To help, I started on a ridiculous project. Having been a huge music fan all of my life, I had...

Martin Vaux
Dec 15, 20192 min read
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Martin's Top 20 Films of 2019: 5-1
In line with personal tradition at this time of year, I have compiled my Top 20 Films of 2019. Here are the final five films from that...

Martin Vaux
Dec 11, 20194 min read
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Martin's Top 20 Films of 2019: 10-6
In line with personal tradition, I have compiled my Top 20 Films of 2019. Here is the third set of five films from that list. To read...

Martin Vaux
Dec 8, 20195 min read
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Martin’s Top 20 Films of 2019: 15-11
In line with personal tradition, I have compiled my Top 20 Films of 2019. Here are the second five films from that list, and to read...

Martin Vaux
Dec 4, 20195 min read
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Martin’s Top 20 Films of 2019: 20-16
In line with personal tradition, I have compiled my Top 20 Films of 2019. Here are the first five films from that list. The eagle-eyed...

Martin Vaux
Dec 1, 20196 min read
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