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The Best New Tracks of the Month: November 2019
Over at Flavourmag HQ, we get a lot of fantastic music sent our way. We've collected our favourite tracks of the month. First, we've obviously got to mention that Niall Horan released one hell of a banger. I mean we all waited about two years for this and now the time has come, we just want more! And we get it,...
Doctor Sleep Review
Stands on its own merits with a balancing act that stays faithful to the madness of The Shining but injects an air of horror mastery. Almost 40 years after Stanley Kubrick gave us his adaptation of Stephen King novel The Shining, filmmaker Mike Flanagan unleashes his sequel to the much–loved classic with Doctor Sleep. Apprehension and expectation lay heavy amongst...
Sorry We Missed You Review
Ken Loach is back on his socialist horse three years after I, Daniel Blake hit right at the heart of austerity Britain. Once again he shouts loud for the working class grafters hit hard by poverty, trying to earn a living in a battered and divided country with relentless passion.The story focuses on one young family in a docu-soap...
Delving into the Rude, Serious, Anarchic and Hilarious, Mark Searby highlights the work of a comic actor in new book ‘Rik Mayall: Comedy Genius
From the author of Al Pacino: The Movies Behind The Man, Film Critic and Broadcaster, Mark Searby delves into the world of a comic genius with his new book 'Rik Mayall: Comedy Genius'. Delving into the rude, serious, anarchic and hilarious, Searby highlights Mayall’s spectrum of work – not the rumours or an attempt to uncover the deeply private life...
Wedding Hair Tips Every Bride Must Remember
Even though the wedding dress is an important first step in wedding preparation, another step a bride needs to take seriously is the wedding hair to go with that dress. There are quite a number of brides hairstyles to choose from, this is why you would need to start early when searching for the right one.Choosing your wedding look for...
The Beach Bum Review
McConnaughey goes deeply method in a sleazy hedonistic adventure of messy misadventure. Spring Breakers filmmaker, Harmony Korine returns to the big screen with the chameleon of acting Matthew McConnaughy. Korine yet again pushes buttons in a sleazy hedonistic adventure of responsibility in a haze of sunshine drenched beaches accompanied by sex, drugs and alcohol-fuelled irresponsibility.Anyone would assume McConnaughy’s Moondog is...
Zombieland: Double Tap Review
10 years down the line Ruben Fleischer reunites the old-team for the sequel zombie comedy which stays faithful to its predecessor with hilarious stupidity. It’s been ten years since Ruben Fleischer’s zombie comedy Zombieland became a bit of a sleeper hit, making this picture into somewhat of a cult movie. Now Fleischer has reunited the same team and gun-toting cast...
Health apps to help your well-being in 2020
By next year, the wellness and fitness industry in the UK is likely to top £22.8 billion. Sports equipment, alternative medicine and gym memberships have risen in popularity in recent years and so has the creation of apps for smartphones that’ll help you achieve your goal. Examples include the NHS’s calorie checker and apps to help you quit smoking, such...
Official Secrets Review
Deceit and corruption amongst political leaders is far from a new revelation, those who possess power in Government have been abusing their positions for hundreds of years up to the present day. The unsung heroes who are brave enough to call out the deception are very rarely heralded but Eye in The Sky director Gavin Hood once again takes...
Gemini Man Review
Sharply clinical action sequences and digital technical prowess fails to ignite the thrills. Filmmaker Ang Lee ventures into the digital de-ageing trend of modern cinema with this Will Smith offering, it’s a trend that comes with a fine line of balance to mix realistic visuals with a gripping and a well thought out script. Well, if you are hoping this...
Q&A: Meet Ina Wroldsen
Singer-songwriter Ina Wroldsen is back with glistening track 'Haloes' Having worked with the likes of Clean Bandit, Jess Glynne, Little Mix, Britney Spears and Calvin Harris, Ina has already built up an admirable collection of some of the biggest singles of the last 10 years.I chatted to Ina about her latest single 'Haloes'You recently released your brand new single ‘Haloes’, what...
Joker Review
Phillips and Phoenix deliver a shattering and fresh new take on an age-old character, a character study of the birth of the supervillain with darkly disturbing vigour. “Put on a Happy Face” is the war cry for the invisible, the ones suffering from depression and the lonely outcasts of society who are simply classed as that just for being a...
8 excellent social media tips for businesses
Once upon a time, a website alone was enough to sustain your business online. However, times have changed and you now need a strong social platform presence to succeed – these eight excellent social media tips will help your business survive and thrive.Plan your strategyWithout goals and objectives in place for your social media strategy, you’re nothing more than...
Top 5 Bands you must see perform live this year!
We gathered all our favourites and put together our top five bands/artists you MUST watch live this year We love music over at Flavour HQ... I mean who doesn't? Ever wondered why you always find out about your favourite bands too late? and now it's almost impossible to see them in an intimate venue? It's because you're not discovering them...
Julia Michaels at Shepherds Bush Empire: Live Review
Pop Superstar Julia Michaels hit the stage in London on her very first headline UK tour. If you've haven't heard of Julia Michaels by now then you've definitely been living under a rock. Known for being a household name in Pop, Julia uses her influence to create beautiful-pieced tracks around Love, Heartbreak and Mental Health on albums 'Inner Monologue Part...
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Awareness – what should you know?
According to NHS England, PCOS affects 1 in 5 women here in the UK, but do we know enough about it? Well, September marks Polycystic Ovary Syndrome awareness month, and we believe that it is time to put the spotlight on the condition. Many women take their reproductive health for granted, but it is vital to understand your own body...
IT Chapter Two Review
A perfect casting can't defeat the curse of a repetitive narrative and an overzealous need for detail. Director Andy Muschietti is back to unfurl the second half of Stephen King’s classic novel, 27 years after the Loser’s club first encounter with the freakishly frightening clown of Derry, Pennywise. Even in adult form and problems of their own in their grown-up...
The Informer Review
Predictable cliché heaven but immensely thrilling, sucking you into every minute of the action. We’ve come to that point in the summer where blockbusters have more or less been and gone. Smaller budgeted films now get their chance to spend some time at the mid-year box office, director Andrea Di Stefano - who steps into the helm for his second...
Good Boys Review
In all its r-rated glory, there is simple pureness of innocence hidden in plain sight. When describing Good Boys, a tween Superbad wouldn’t be too far off the mark. What will come as no surprise is the r-rated swear-fest comes from the men behind said film and who also brought you the likes of Sausage Party and Pineapple Express, Seth...
Once Upon A Time in Hollywood Review
Tarantino's love letter to Hollywood is rife with heady brilliance and controversy that will suck you in and spit you out. Ever since the announcement of Tarantino’s ninth and penultimate film, assumptions this would be focused on the infamous Manson Murders of the late 60’s early 70s’, where rife. It’s worth remembering this is a Tarantino fairytale, a love letter...
Blinded By The Light Review
An anger-inducing social commentary and likeable lead can't save the awkwardness and tedium of this little musical number. Bend it Like Beckham’s Gurinder Chadha is back trying to regain the form that so enamoured audiences with the Keira Knightley lead favourite. This time around Chadha relies not on Beckham and football to speak to the masses, but like Danny Boyle’s...
Why is TikTok being single out as a dangerous social media app?
Speculation and scepticism surrounding digital technologies is nothing new. Decades ago, researchers worried about the effects of television on the minds of our youth, psychologists in the 1990s stressed the power that increased exposure to violent video games could have on the minds of impressionable teens. TikTok is the latest mobile app to come under Juris as many people question...
The Angry Birds Movie 2 Review
The Angry Birds take a flight of adorability with a slap-stick lesson in loving your enemies. As game adaptations go, The Angry Birds Movie has to be up there with one of the most successful, so it’s not surprising these cutesy birds are back for another adventure. Having to set aside their differences the residents of Bird and Pig Island...
Framing John DeLorean Review
A fascinating delve into a visionary dreamer. The DeLorean is more than just the time-travelling machine from ‘Back To The Future’, it was the lifelong dream of its very creator, John Z DeLorean. An American dreamer and lone-wolf who thought his vision could set him up for life. Part biopic, part documentary, directors Don Argott and Sheena M. Joyce take...
The Current War Review
Stylish and intriguing with strong performances all-round but that light bulb blows and sizzles out. Electrifying this may not be, but there is an element of intrigue and fascination in director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon retelling of the battle of the grid between electricity magnets Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse, a film that has been stuck in limbo for a while due...
Flavour Meets Molly Rainford: Interview
With the release of her new single 'Forever And A Day', The Pop Princess is back. You may recognise Molly and think "I know her but I can't put my finger on it"...well you do! Molly was on Britain's Got Talent in 2012 when she was just 11 years old, now older and studying music, she's back with her new...
Spider-Man: Far From Home Review
Breezy and light-hearted with some epic action pieces, it's a visual kaleidoscope that will send 'Peter Tingles' down your spine. Avengers: Endgame may seem like it has only just come and gone, closing out the infinity saga but Tom Holland’s Peter Parker aka Spider-man is back to tie up a few loose ends and mourn the passing of his mentor...
Yesterday Review
A foot-stomping joy that has a feel-good British film coursing through its veins. Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis are a dream filmmaking team, from Boyle, making the likes of Slumdog Millionaire and Trainspotting to Curtis’s Notting Hill and Love Actually (amongst many for both) the pair has great feel-good British film’s coursing through their veins. For their latest, the pair...
Toy Story 4 Review
Woody and co will make you heartily smile in the heartfelt and wholesome fourth outing. For years, the Toy Story franchise has been a much-loved saga for audiences young and old. You would be forgiven for being slightly apprehensive in the arrival of a fourth instalment after nine years of being off the grid. Was it really a good idea...
Sometimes Always Never Review
Uniquely quirky but a long hard slog that is as dull as dishwater Sometimes things are never what they appear to be you may have the best vocabulary in the world but it’s not always easy to communicate with the ones you call Family. In Carl Hunter’s feature film debut a cunning wordsmith articulates his loss of a son by...