Film, food, fashion, music - it's all culture... Popular Instagram account No Filler cuts through the internet noise, with weekly lists from curator Anthony Remedy and guest creatives based at home and abroad. Anthony brings you his latest list below...
1. Dining out in January
A little-known fact (and this is a fact for me) is that eating out in January is arguably the best time of the year to experience a restaurant. You get the times you want (8.30pm in hot restaurant, no problem sir), the best service (the staff aren't exhausted working non-stop over Christmas), the cooking is not rushed, there's much more care of the plate and you get to do something rather fun at a time where everyone wants to batten down the hatches and come out of hibernation on Feb 1st, sometimes March 1st. Also, the restaurant greatly appreciates the business at this time of year. Trust me, January is where it's at.
Apple Music Live: Fred Again
Recorded live last November as part of Fred's USB002 tour, I do hope the RDS, as well as Apple, were paying Fred, as it's the biggest advertisement for the Ballsbridge venue one could imagine. Nearly three hours of electronic music, going from bass-heavy hip hop to house to drum n bass, man-of-the-moment (and of the people) Fred is the polar opposite of what you would consider the superstar DJ. There are no screens, no champagne popping... maybe there are PJs, but it's certainly not posted on the Insta. Fred encourages everyone to put away their phone, to create a crowd memory. It appears to me from both the Apple show and from people I know at the gig that this was, and I don't say this lightly, this generation's Alive Tour (Daft Punk’s legendary 2006 outing). You had to be there. Shouts to Boris Acket, who designed the graceful moving installation made out of fabric which reminds me of a large-scale version of draping a club in the 90s crossed with a modern art installation that you might expect in Tate Modern. Love the whole thing, totally adds to the experience, which balances a big rave up and a hypnotic art show. Annoyed, I missed it. But I was at the Daft Punk show. A few times (Stream via Apple TV)
The Wait by Ciara Roche
Irish painter Ciara Roche’s first London solo show opens in February, and I would thoroughly recommend it. Known for her cinematic paintings, I see influences from Coppola, Kubrick, Mann, and many other film references in her work. Whether she is using a large or small canvas, she invites you to imagine what may have happened in these living rooms, gardens, diners, stairs, and more that she paints so well; her ability to move you is always present. She is so talented, I wish i could paint like her. If you are in London, make it your business to go (Feb 4th - 21st at Purdy Hicks, London)
The 101 best Los Angeles movies, ranked
17 film writers listed their top 20 LA films, and this amalgamated list created the top 101. Lots of surprises (stand up Babylon hive, the weirdness of Under The Silver Lake made the cut) and omissions (seriously, no American Gigolo, really?), this list is a banger and gives me, you and everyone else plenty of film inspiration for these long January and February evenings where you aren't eating out. When is the last time you watched Less Than Zero, or one of my faves, LA Story? Humblebrag, I guessed the top three off the top of my head. Cant believe Rebel Without A Cause and Swingers polled so low, though (Read via www.latimes.com)
Amy Odell’s Back Row podcast
Journalist, author, and now podcaster Amy Odell’s Back Row is smart and informative, and is a fashion podcast to watch in 2026. I’ve been listening for a while, but I'm glued to her Retail Confessions episodes, where Amy interviews retail workers from the likes of Ralph Lauren, Bergdorf Goodman, and Harrods. Amy’s husband Rick provides the voice of the personal shoppers, who tell many stories, like how multi-millionaires act when accompanying their mistresses buying bags, or how they helped Anna Wintour, SJP and David Blaine with their retail needs. Wonder if there are similar stories in BT? (Available via Apple podcasts, Spotify and more)
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The System Magazine calendar
365 quotes from the pages of System, 2013-2025. As much as I love a calendar of Bichon Frisés jumping, sleeping, rolling, swimming and having fun, I thought this was a cool and simple idea - start your day with a quote from someone smart who has their filter switched off. "Fashion became pop. And I don’t know if one should be ashamed or not to admit that maybe it was nicer when it was more elitist". A 2016 quote from Raf Simons was your morning message last Jan 12th (Available via the System Magazine website)
EPIC - Elvis Presley in Concert
If you watch the trailer for EPIC, it takes a minute or two to take in what you are seeing. Whether it's Austin Butler or Jacob Elordi, Val Kilmer or Michael Shannon, we’ve gotten used to seeing either an actor playing The King or scrolling classic images of him online. The story of EPIC is just that: when Luhrmann was searching for Elvis footage for his 2022 biopic, 68 boxes of unseen footage were discovered in the Warner Archives. Talk about treasure! There was also a 45-minute audio recording of Presley describing his life. Yeow! Please lift your jaw up off the floor. The trailer shows Elvis in 1969 and 1970, starting his Vegas residency. No costumes, no extras, all real. Magic. Are you ready? I can't wait! Playing in IMAX from Feb 20th, everywhere else from the 27th.
The Golden Globes Just Humiliated Hollywood – Richard Rushfield, The Ankler
Awards shows are always a balancing act: driving ratings and revenue, taking the work seriously, and acknowledging that it's all, at some level, meant to be a bit of fun. They give people a chance to celebrate together after the long, often unglamorous slog of making film and television. But in a sharply argued piece for The Ankler, Richard Rushfield goes for the jugular. He describes this year’s Golden Globes as a Trump‑era production, pointing to a series of missed opportunities to address how precarious the film and TV industries really are right now (anyone want to mention AI?). He also calls out the near‑absence of actual film and television clips and the wider sense of grift surrounding the event, capped off by its Polymarket sponsorship. Read the full piece on The Ankler.
The Disco Drop Live! Record Collection Rumble Part 1
DJ Louche Carlow-based house and disco DJ Louche's Mixcloud show is what it's all about. Great house, disco, and some funk tracks on this retrospective mix with minimal screwing around. Note to DJs: Please leave the effect unit alone for more than 1 minute! Louche just lets it ride. This mix, along with many others on his page, are great for driving, listening to whilst making dinner or indeed having a party in your place. Turn it up! Listen below...
Bowie: The Final Act
Whether you are Madonna or John Travolta, Johnny Cash or Prince, David Lynch or Elvis, anyone can fall out of fashion, even be considered washed up. In the late 90s, there was a certain section of music journos and the public, in fairness, who thought David Bowie was done. Coming off the superstardom of 1983’s Serious Moonlight tour, Bowie destroyed the megastar character to reinvent himself by playing in a somewhat "normal" band, Tin Machine. The public were confused, and the critics tore it apart. He then developed an interest in drum'n'bass (he once came to Dublin for a week or so and played some of his D&B-inspired tracks at the Factory, where Google is now), but they weren't too hot about that either. Tracking this to his glorious Glasto performance to his last gift to the world, Blackstar, his final album released just before his death in 2016. This documentary is a must for Bowie fans, especially those who walked away. Thoughtful contributions from the likes of Goldie and Moby. Stream on Channel 4.
Antonio Gary Jr on Instagram
His short form vids and even shorter form posts intelligently explain where we are now culturally, with perceptive viewpoints on where we are going. Maybe 90% of the time, I kinda hate these vids as they're nearly always so obvious... I'm like 'Why did I just waste 20 seconds watching this?' @antonioGaryJr is in the remaining 10%. "Everything went downhill when we started looking at our neighbours as Followers. Customers. Mutuals. And exit liquidity. Thou shall not scam thy neigbour" Deep. And true. Follow him here.
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