Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
2019-01-23
So there we have it: all men are bastards. Or as Queen Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie) more eloquently put it:Continue Reading
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018)
2019-01-09
Free Fire (2016), Ben Wheatley’s previous film, is set during an arms deal that goes south quickly and nastily, devolvingContinue Reading
THEATRE REVIEW: Cinderella @ Glasgow’s Theatre Royal
2019-01-05
Scottish Ballet return with Christopher Hampson’s acclaimed version of Cinderella. Originally created for the Royal New Zealand Ballet, it premieredContinue Reading
The Favourite (2018)
2019-01-05
Costume dramas are often dry affairs. All pursed lips and starched collars with the occasional heaving breast to counteract theContinue Reading
Bird Box (2018)
2019-01-05
Bar a few contrived plot twists – two strangers who give birth within minutes of one another; and the ultimateContinue Reading
Welcome to Marwen (2018)
2019-01-05
The Robert Zemeckis project of integrating life and animation into a whole world, a world in which the distinction betweenContinue Reading
First Reformed (2018)
2018-12-31
Gripping, emotional and refreshingly invigorating, First Reformed has been hailed by many critics as a directorial comeback for Paul Schrader.Continue Reading
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)
2018-12-28
Black Mirror has returned! The series we all know and love for making us question our use of technology andContinue Reading
THEATRE REVIEW: Mr Popper’s Penguins
2018-12-22
Mr Popper is stuck in a rut. He spends his days as a painter and decorator, dreaming of travelling toContinue Reading
THEATRE REVIEW: The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven
2018-12-22
The closing lyric of eden ahbez’s haunting ballad Nature Boy, made famous by Nat King Cole, crystallises the lesson atContinue Reading
THEATRE REVIEW: A Christmas Carol @ Stirling Castle
2018-12-22
Credit to Graham Hill for stepping into the night gown and slippers of Scrooge at short notice. With book inContinue Reading
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
2018-12-21
Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns takes place twenty years after the first film. The Banks children have grown up and theContinue Reading
THEATRE REVIEW: Six the Musical
2018-12-21
Don’t let the dry subject matter fool you. Six the musical, written and composed by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss,Continue Reading
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
2018-12-19
In the spirit of Chumbawamba, Peter Parker gets knocked down, but he gets up again, and nothing and no oneContinue Reading