MARJORIE MAYO and MARIA DUARTE review From Ground Zero, The Long Walk, Islands, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

ANDY HEDGECOCK sees his scepticism lessened by a story is more complex and far-reaching than is initially apparent

JOE GILL appreciates a lucid demonstration of how capital today is an outgrowth of the colonial economy

Reviews of re-releases from The Sex Pistols, A Certain Ratio, and The Fall

by Rose Lennard

ALAN MORRISON introduces a UK poet whose despised daytime occupation provides the subject for his writing

MARK TURNER holds on tight for a mesmerising display of Neath-born ragtime virtuosity

Featuring films with substantial political themes, this year’s festival has ignited a vibrant discussion, suggests RITA DI SANTO

MARK TURNER wallows in the virtuosity of Swansea Jazz Festival openers, Simon Spillett and Pete Long

PAUL DONOVAN recommends three new books that explore the human relationship with nature

Doomed adolescents, when the missing person is you, classic whodunnit, and an anti-capitalist eco-thriller

PAUL DONOVAN recommends an excellent stage adaptation of Stephen King’s classic portrayal of the the injustice of the US prison system