THEATRE REVIEW: Macbeth
2018-10-24
There are more ways than one to skin a cat. Or to use the imagery of Shakespeare, scorch a snake.Continue Reading
Peterloo (2018)
2018-10-23
After 2014’s exquisite Mr Turner, Mike Leigh returns with another historical film, this time attending to the lives of thoseContinue Reading
VS. (2018)
2018-10-21
As a dour lark once trilled, “They f**k you up, your mum and dad”. And according to the opening tiradeContinue Reading
Halloween (2018)
2018-10-19
With no disrespect to the rest of the cast, when Jamie Lee Curtis is not in shot, the pulse slows. WhetherContinue Reading
A Star Is Born (2018)
2018-10-18
The title of Bradley Cooper’s impressive directorial debut (co-written with Will Fetters and the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Forest Gump EricContinue Reading
Bad Times At The El Royale (2018)
2018-10-18
A forgetful priest, a struggling singer and a Colgate-smiling hoover salesman walk into a bar. No, not the start ofContinue Reading
First Man (2018)
2018-10-17
Sometimes, an actor, through talent and charisma, can elevate a good film to excellent and an excellent film to great.Continue Reading
THEATRE REVIEW: The Macbeths
2018-10-17
Condensing the text to a taut and muscular 70 minutes, and focusing solely on the titular Macbeths, both of whomContinue Reading
Serdtse mira – ‘Core of the World’ (2018)
2018-10-05
How could we define the relationship between animals and human beings? Are they free to choose? Are we free toContinue Reading
Bodyguard (TV Series 2018- )
2018-10-04
In a British world, tackling the subject of terrorism needs to be carried out sensitively; there’s the issue of appearingContinue Reading
THEATRE REVIEW: Manpower
2018-10-03
After running for two years, Man Power has most likely never been more relevant than right at this very moment.Continue Reading
THEATRE REVIEW: Rain Man
2018-10-03
Bill Kenwright is chairman of Everton Football Club whose motto “Nil Satis Nisi Optimum” means “Nothing but the best is good enough”.Continue Reading
THEATRE REVIEW: Calendar Girls
2018-10-03
Browsing the programme notes of Calendar Girls (formerly The Girls) – which is based on the 2003 film of theContinue Reading
THEATRE REVIEW: Shrek the Musical
2018-09-27
With a plot line involving a diminutive dictator banishing quirky “freaks” to a swamp in the woods in order toContinue Reading