Starred Up: Tough Prison Brit-flick opens next Friday

NORWICH FILM FESTIVAL - DJ AHMET

North Macedonian director Georgi M. Unkovski’s debut feature.

NORWICH FILM FESTIVAL - INTERNATIONAL MIX

Five short films dealing - in wildly different contexts - with the tensions between autonomy and connection.

Norwich Film Festival - East Anglian Shorts

East Anglian Shorts showcased a wondrous range of cinematic talent from the region.

Norwich Film Festival - Late Night Shorts

A selection of eight distinct dark comedy and horror shorts from local and independent film creators.

Norwich Film Festival - High Wire

The directorial debut from buzzing talent Calif Chong

Minima + Phantom of the Opera

The experience proved greatly enhanced by Minima's musical interpretation of the action on screen, coaxing out the emotional core of the film with guitar, cello, percussion and synthesiser.

Patent Pending // The Waterfront, 29.04.14

“The Whiskey, The Liar, The Thief” serves itself perfectly as a point of view for this review, since the entire evening can be summarised by the three subjects in the song’s title.

Embrace // Embrace

Embrace have succeeded in creating a giant, glittering pot of gold out of loads of ingredients

Interview with Horse Meat Disco

"We travel around in pairs. That doesn’t mean we’re playing the same set everywhere around the world at the same time though, we just turn up and play to the crowd.”

Fruitful Earth // Rising Sun (Big Peach Records)

Smoky, classic 70s rock, influenced by bluesy lyrics and pace, with some good ol’ country to boot.

Interview with Little Matador

"If Little Matador is going to be fucking massive, does that mean that Snow Patrol is going to be seen as a side project? D’you see what I mean? It’s just another band."

Interview with Deaf Havana

“touring and life’s unexpected events! We have the privilege of doing many things all around the world. We never know what’s around the corner, and that’s where we get our inspiration from, I guess.”

Chicken Town: World Premiere

I’ve never seen a movie that can jump between comedy and grounded realism with such ease and respect. ..... There is real, genuine importance in this movie. Even after becoming properly engrossed in these characters and the themes present in the movie, I keep on thinking that there are deeper meanings that will register with me on a rewatch.

SOUP presents THE BOWL

I know I've said it before, but it can't be understated how rare it is to see a brave new fledgling sitcom appear - never mind locally! I have to mention that the soundtrack to the episode was entirely original, which is unbelievably impressive for a project such as this. The leaflet I was given prior to the screening said that the pilot promised to be ‘bold, vibrant and entertaining’ - and that's absolutely what it is. That sums it up pretty well. There's a lot to be proud of here. I can't wait to say ‘I knew them when' years down the line.

A MINECRAFT MOVIE

...switching your brain off entirely is probably the best way to enjoy this movie. It’s easy to do, the movie is insane. I loved it.

Screamboat

Snow White

Best of 2024

Our volunteer writers and photographers are STARS. Not only do they trudge along to all kinds of shows and gigs in Norwich, they also take the time to write reviews and take photos so y’all can pretend you were there. Here are some of their personal picks on music and more in the year of 2024!