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Co-scripted by James Ellroy, the second film from writer/director Oren Moverman (Oscar-nominated for 2009's The Messenger) stars Woody Harrelson and a heavyweight supporting cast in a fictional character study set amid the actual corruption of the late '90s LAPD. Our Walthamstow crime correspondent Steve Jelbert investigates
As John Maus releases his brilliant new LP We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves, Emily Bick engages him in a fascinating discussion on why we need a new language for punk rock, nostalgia, and agreeing with the sentiments of Ice T's 'Cop Killer'