Nick Hasted | The Arts Desk

sun 27/07/2025

Nick Hasted

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Bio

Nick Hasted has been a film journalist since 1986. As well as The Arts Desk, he currently writes about film, music, books and comics for The Independent, Uncut, Jazzwise and Classic Rock. He has published three books: The Dark Story of Eminem (2002), You Really Got Me: The Story of The Kinks (2011), and Jack White: How He Built An Empire From The Blues (2016).

Articles By Nick Hasted

Gimme the Loot Wednesday, 01 May 2013 Read more...	Evil Dead Tuesday, 16 April 2013 Read more...
The Gatekeepers Wednesday, 10 April 2013 Read more...	Papadopoulos & Sons Tuesday, 02 April 2013 Read more...
DVD: The Hunt Tuesday, 26 March 2013 Read more...	Jack the Giant Slayer Thursday, 21 March 2013 Read more...
Interview: Film Director Matteo Garrone Tuesday, 19 March 2013 Read more...	DVD: The Master Friday, 08 March 2013 Read more...
Sleep Tight Thursday, 28 February 2013 Read more...	Oscars 2013: Daniel Day-Lewis Monday, 18 February 2013 Read more...
Side by Side Tuesday, 12 February 2013 Read more...	Antiviral Tuesday, 29 January 2013 Read more...
Murder in the Library: An A-Z of Crime Fiction, British Library Tuesday, 22 January 2013 Read more...	V/H/S Wednesday, 16 January 2013 Read more...
Midnight Son Wednesday, 09 January 2013 Read more...	12 Films of Christmas: Gremlins Monday, 10 December 2012 Read more...

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