By: Steve Dinneen

Life&Style Editor I'm the editor of City A.M. The Magazine, and editor of the daily newspaper's Life&Style section. We cover food, wine, going out, culture, technology and travel. I'm also the head judge of our Toast the City awards that celebrates hospitality in the Square Mile. Find me on X @steve_dinneen

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Apple’s iPhone SE is the world’s best little phone

March 30, 2016

Apple today releases the iPhone SE, which looks almost identical to 2013’s diminutive iPhone 5, with its 4” screen (how tiny!) and chamfered edges. Only little details like the gleaming Apple logo, matt edges and duel flash allow you to tell them apart by sight alone. It’s a sign that the Cult of Big may [...]
Why Batman V Superman is nowhere near as bad as everybody says

March 22, 2016

Batman v Superman (12A) | Dir. Zack Snyder★★★★☆ Batman v Superman may contain two of the most bankable super heroes in existence, but don’t let that fool you: this is a huge bet by Warner Bros and DC Films. If this movie flops, it heaps an unbelievable amount of pressure on this summer’s upcoming villain-caper Suicide Squad. [...]
Jane Horrocks’ love letter to post punk and new wave is a brilliant vanity project

March 17, 2016

Young Vic | ★★★★☆ Jane Horrocks’ If You Kiss Me, Kiss Me is the kind of midlife crisis I hope I have one day. The star of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice and Absolutely Fabulous has been recording music with producer Kipper, because why the hell not? And why not perform it at [...]
10 Cloverfield Lane review: a pared-back, genre-hopping success

March 17, 2016

Cloverfield was a lurching, visceral monster movie that played on our post-911 fears of sudden, inexplicable horror occurring in our cities, its grainy hand-held footage recalling the language of 24-hour news channels. Eight years later its follow-up – “stable-mate” might be a better term – is every bit as skin-crawling, but for very different reasons. [...]
Bill Murray’s film Rock the Kasbah is ill-conceived, poorly-executed

March 17, 2016

In Rock the Kasbah’s universe, all we need to do to end the troubles in the Middle East is send Bill Murray out there to tell them all what’s what. Murray essentially plays himself playing a struggling talent manager, whose paltry existence on the periphery of the industry is propped up by hustling X-Factor wannabes. [...]
UFC 2 review: Bloody, technical and frustrating

March 16, 2016

UFC 2 is a must-buy for anyone who craves a realistic depiction of one man kicking another man in the head. Never has the act of planting your foot against the cranium of another human being been so meticulously, lovingly recreated. Each hyper-realistic blow sees bursts of spittle erupt from angry mouths, gashes form under [...]
Hitman is back on target: we review the first instalment

March 16, 2016

You are Agent 47, a cool, calm, collected, bald, barcoded assassin. But given this is the genetically enhanced hero’s ninth outing (11th if you count the two movies), you probably already knew that. This reboot, however, is slightly different: it will be released in seven instalments over the course of the year, which you can [...]
The eight best dim sum in London: where to find the pick of these steamed delicacies

March 15, 2016

We recommend the best dim sum in this great city of ours. 1. Hutong 31 St Thomas St, London SE1 Why not eat your dim sum up London’s biggest sky scraper? Hutong has a large selection of dim sum, with highlights including shredded turnip puffs with spring onion and shrimp rolls with thousand-year egg. 2. [...]
Mercedes-Benz new E-Class still edges its rivals: here’s how

March 14, 2016

Visiting a Mercedes-Benz showroom is a bewildering experience. With 17 models to choose from, should you go for a sporty coupe crossover or a sleek shooting brake estate? That’s before you even consider the 50-plus possible engine derivatives. Or the countless extra-cost options. Pity the poor salesman tasked with making sense of it all. But [...]
The best off the beaten track art shows in London

March 10, 2016

Harmony Korine: Fazors Gagosian Davies St Harmony Korine may be best known for his lurid, colour-drenched films such as Spring Breakers and Gummo, but he’s also an established artist. This exhibition, “Fazor”, refers to “a musical swirl of oscillating sound that summons the hypno-psychedelic effects”. The result is a collection of jarring, hypnotic pieces based [...]

A £3bn reckoning that will reshape buy now, pay later

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