The Monocle Arts Review
Latest Episodes
Art: Ossian Ward
Robert Bound and Ossian Ward take a look at three big art shows hitting London this month: ‘The World Goes Pop’ at Tate Modern; Ai Weiwei’s takeover of the Royal Academy of Arts; and…
Film: Tim Robey
Tim Robey, critic for ‘The Telegraph’, chats to us from the 40th Toronto International Film Festival. His highlights include: American media sagas ‘Truth’ and ‘Spotlight’, Scottish wartime drama ‘Sunset Song’ and Michael Moore’s latest…
Books: Sharmaine Lovegrove
We continue our Man Booker Prize coverage with a review of the remaining books on the shortlist: Anne Tyler’s ‘A Spool of Blue Thread’ and the current favourite, ‘A Little Life’ by Hanya Yanagihara.…
TV: Adam Sherwin
Adam Sherwin, journalist at ‘The Independent’, sits down with Ben Rylan to discuss a few upcoming television releases. They explore epic Viking/Saxon drama ‘The Last Kingdom’ and new British-American sci-fi comedy ‘You, Me and…
Music: Will Hodgkinson
Andrew Mueller and Will Hodgkinson, pop and rock critic for ‘The Times’, discuss the latest solo record by Keith Richards, a new track from American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Julia Holter and the latest Prince…
Art: Christopher Lord
Monocle’s Istanbul bureau chief, Christopher Lord, talk us through this year’s Istanbul Biennial and examines an exhibition entitled ‘How Did We Get Here’ at Salt Beyoglu.
Film: Kaleem Aftab
Kaleem Aftab, film critic for ‘The Independent’, review three releases from the Venice Film Festival: the new Charlie Kaufman film ‘Anomalisa’, Luca Guadagnino’s much-expected ‘A Bigger Splash’ and the Argentinean hit ‘The Clan’.
Books: Mark Mason
With the publication of the latest Bond book, ‘Trigger Morris’, we have done a special book review on all things Bond. Author and 007 fan Mark Mason joins us.
Theatre: Donald Hutera
Theatre critic Donald Hutera reviews a ballet version of George Orwell’s ‘1984’, a play based on the life of Nobel Prize-winner Marie Curie and the latest adaptation of Greek tragedy ‘The Oresteia’.
Music: Baylen Leonard
Country music expert Baylen Leonard reviews the latest tracks from The Jar Family, Danni Nicholls and Frankie Lee.
