The Messthetics

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LIVE REPORT: Siren Festival 2025

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Everything Wide Open: An Interview with The Messthetics

Ahead of their show at Cagliari's Siren Festival next month, Stevie Chick speaks to The Messthetics as he charts their story so far, from its roots in the relentless rhythm section of Fugazi to the recruitment of bravura guitarist Anthony Pirog, and new lightning-in-a-bottle collaborations with James Brandon Lewis

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Function Is The Key: An Interview With The Messthetics

Brendan Canty talks to Brian Coney about breaking new ground with fellow Fugazi member Joe Lally alongside Anthony Pirog in The Messthetics, as well as the future of Fugazi

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Beauty, Art, Action: Paul Schrader’s Male Martyrdom

Paul Schrader's diaristic style reaches its peak with The Card Counter, but it also nods to his penchant for male martyrs and a singular take on masculinity, finds Caleb Carter

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Beyond The Magical Mystery Tour: Apple Films Explored

The Beatles' poorly received 1967 TV movie has been restored for Blu-ray and DVD release this week, prompting Anthony Nield to trawl through the wildly variable output of their production company Apple Films

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It’s Grim Up North: Michael Winterbottom’s Butterfly Kiss

Michael Winterbottom's first film, remastered and released on DVD this week, makes an exquisite corpse out of clichés and comparisons.

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FrightFest The 13th: The Cigarette Burns Report

Josh Saco of Cigarette Burns enjoys the recent Film4 Frightfest, which took place at the Empire Cinema in Leicester Square. Still from American Mary

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Cockney Cold War: Guy Ritchie, RocknRolla and Russian Movie Villains

Does the resurgence of Russian movie baddies signal another cultural cold war? Dave Moats reviews Guy Ritchie's epic return to form.

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Are We Human? Steven Spielberg’s A.I. At 20

Steven Spielberg's strongest and strangest film set the tone and pace for the filmmaker's most prolific period in the 2000s – and has aged gloriously, finds Sam Moore

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The Ghost Of Pictures Past: Reveries And Revenants At Glasgow Film Festival

Colm McAuliffe enjoys a wonderfully calibrated programme at Glasgow's annual Film Festival

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What’s Done Is Done: Lady Macbeth Reviewed

Ellie Broughton reviews first time director William Oldroyd's racy period drama, Lady Macbeth

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Because The Night: The Timeliness Of Chantal Akerman’s ‘Toute Une Nuit’

One of Chantal Akerman's lesser known works feels singularly important during times of global isolation. Toute Une Nuit telegraphs the importance of human connection over one finite period of time and now plays like a foggy memory, finds Patrick Preziosi

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A New History: Mark Cousins On His 14-Hour Odyssey ‘Women Make Film’

With his gargantuan new film Women Make Film, Mark Cousins is shining a light on an entire history of women filmmakers, a vital archive to rewrite an unfair industry. Olivia Neilson meets Cousins to find out more

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Moviedrone: November’s Film Soundtrack Round Up

Charlie Brigden returns to cast his ears over another selection of unheard melodies, including soundtracks by Philip Glass, Goblin, and the Radiophonic Workshop

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The Messthetics

Reviews 1

LIVE REPORT: Siren Festival 2025

Articles 2

Everything Wide Open: An Interview with The Messthetics

Function Is The Key: An Interview With The Messthetics

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