(Credits: Far Out / Mubi) Fri 26 December 2025 9:00, UK These days, Tim Burton is one of the most famous directors on the planet whose unique style, blending gothic aesthetics with oddball characters and outlandish costumes, is unmissable, much to the delight of scene kids everywhere. Sure, he’s made 20 feature films at the […]

(Credits: Far Out / Gabriel Hutchinson) Thu 25 December 2025 11:00, UK Let’s take a minute to fully appreciate Felicity Jones for the brilliant actor she is. She’s a star, sure, but it never feels like she gets the credit she deserves, especially since she’s the emotional core of many great dramas, including The Theory […]

(Credits: Far Out / Bradford Timeline) Thu 25 December 2025 10:35, UK There are more than enough terrible Christmas songs. It is an affliction of the festive period that we seem to be subjected to every single year. But there are some gems to be had out there. As it is that time of the […]

(Credits: Far Out / Record Sleeves / Press) Thu 25 December 2025 10:33, UK Christmas is a time of tradition to such an extent that we even go along with hearing the same old collection of about 15 songs on repeat every year. That’s fine by most people, after all, the Christmas roast is tradition […]

(Credits: Far Out / Warner Bros. Records) Wed 24 December 2025 11:17, UK Rod Stewart has strutted onto pretty much every stage worthy of a single step. He has done so with the confidence of a cockerel with new shoes on. Prancing across the boards and delivering the kind of showy songs that make him […]

(Credits: Far Out / Nicole Nodland) Wed 24 December 2025 11:08, UK There’s something timeless about Paul Weller. The Jam icon has long since established himself as one of the most confident artists around. But while that certainly brings a sense of authority, Weller has always been able to marry that with a sense of […]

(Credits: Far Out / United Features) Wed 24 December 2025 11:00, UK I never grew up being all that familiar with Charlie Brown or Peanuts, but the slight melancholy of ‘Christmas Time Is Here’ has always inspired a sense of nostalgia in me, but for what, because I hadn’t seen A Charlie Brown Christmas, but […]

(Credits: Far Out / Dave Grohl) Tue 23 December 2025 11:19, UK Dave Grohl had been a part of some of the most imposing and culturally resonant songs in rock history. His work with Nirvana provided moments of true timeless brilliance, while Foo Fighters remain one of the most important rock bands of recent times. […]

(Credits: Far Out / Alamy) Tue 23 December 2025 11:05, UK When it comes to rock ‘n’ roll, Bob Dylan is something of an expert. After cementing himself as post-war America’s folk laureate with tracks like ‘Blowin’ In The Wind’, ‘Hey Tambourine Man’ and ‘Girl From The North Country’, the harmonica-huffing, scarecrow-framed singer took a […]

(Credits: Alamy) Tue 23 December 2025 11:00, UK If you find you’ve got a spare couple of hours over the holiday, two and a half of them to be more precise, I can highly recommend going back and revisiting a movie currently ranked as the fourth greatest action movie of all time on IMDb, Christopher […]