The Monocle Arts Review
Latest Episodes
Art: Ossian Ward
Ossian Ward reviews two UK pop-artist blockbusters: David Hockney at the Tate Britain and Eduardo Paolozzi at the Whitechapel Gallery.
Film: Jason Solomons
Jason Solomons reviews ‘Moonlight’, ‘Hidden Figures’ and ‘The Founder’.
Books: John Mitchinson
John Mitchinson reviews the latest book releases by Clover Stroud, Viet Thanh Nguyen and Jacob Polley.
Theatre: Dominic Maxwell
Dominic Maxwell reviews the latest from London’s theatres, including ‘The Glass Menagerie’, ‘The Pitchfork Disney’ and ‘Beware of Pity’.
Music: Laura Snapes
Laura Snapes reviews the latest releases by US electropop band Muna, Swedish musician Jens Lekman and the experimental Mega Bog.
Art: Francesca Gavin
Francesca Gavin reviews ‘Myths of the Marble’ in Oslo, Wolfgang Tillmans in London and Omer Fast in Berlin.
Film: Karen Krizanovich
This week we review ‘Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk’ and ‘20th Century Women’, and preview the Berlin Film Festival.
Books: Cathy Rentzenbrink
Author and critic Cathy Rentzenbrink joins us in the studio to talk through memoirs by writers Howard Cunnell and Clover Stroud, as well as the latest novel by ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’…
TV: Alice Vincent
Alice Vincent, arts and entertainment writer for ‘The Telegraph’, joins Tom Edwards in the studio to discuss Netflix’s latest original cannibalistic comedy ‘Santa Clarita Diet’ and Hulu’s cult drama ‘The Path’.
Music: Nick Luscombe
In this week’s music review, broadcaster and DJ Nick Luscombe brings in the latest music by London four-piece Hejira, American-Japanese trio Halo Orbit and Hot Chip drummer Pillow Person.
